Captain Science has started working on Michael Clay Thompson’s Building Poems. Today, he read and then wrote poems with end rhymes, internal rhymes, and eye rhymes. I asked that he write a minimum of four lines for each poem.
The Roman Slave (end rhyme)
In the darkening sky,
In ancient Rome,
Chased by his master,
The slave ran home.
The Old Man’s Night (internal rhyme)
One long rainy night, in an old man’s sight,
He saw something at his open door.
He said “Go away, or I’ll get you, I may!”
And the thing flew out into the moor.
“Well, it’s in the plains…oh my! My leg pains!”
The old man said in disgust,
And because of the rain his short metal cane
Was also stating to rust.
The Rain (eye rhyme)
One day a little boy
Was soaked by a sudden rain.
The next day when he went out to play
It started to rain again.
He is so talented!
Great job, Capt. Science!
We love poetry here. R&S English teaches it ad nauseum but in an incredibly boring way. I need to find a fun resource for it. Don’t say it. No….MCT. LOL.
You don’t have to have the other MCT stuff to use the poetry materials, you know.