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“Leap Year Poem” by Mother Goose. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone. And that has twenty-eight days clear, And twenty-nine in each leap year.
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Feb 29, 2024 · The poem uses celestial and astronomical imagery, referencing the leap year and Julius Caesar (the recognized creator of the Leap Year), to add depth to the piece. The speaker notes that by marking every day of the month, they are confirming that each day is part of their soulmate's unique birthday, because each day of non-leap years literally ...
- ‘Poor Old Lady’ by Anonymous. This is a poem that your child might recognise from the traditional children's song. As well as having a fun story, it offers a good way into discussing how poems are like songs and how they are different – how do the sounds in this poem create their own music?
- ‘Pleasant Sounds’ by John Clare. A rich and vivid poem which you can use to get your child to think about different descriptions – how does John Clare bring all the various sounds he describes to life?
- ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ by Robert Browning. Again, your child might be familiar with this story, but it’s a good poem to read together and try to work out what is happening.
- ‘What Are Heavy?’ By Christina Rossetti. This poem is a bit like a riddle, but it's straightforward enough to discuss together and work out why Christina Rossetti has paired things you can see with your own eyes (like ‘sea-sand’ and ‘the ocean’) with emotions (like ‘sorrow’ and ‘truth’).
Leap Year Poem. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, And that has twenty-eight days clear. And twenty-nine in each leap year. This traditional English mnemonic rhyme, of which many variants are commonly used in English-speaking countries, has a long history and was first ...
Nov 9, 2019 · Anonymous, ‘ Mon in the Mone ’. ‘Mon in the Mone’ (i.e. ‘Man in the Moon’) is a medieval poem dating from the early fourteenth century, a good half a century before Geoffrey Chaucer, the Pearl poet, John Gower, and the Gawain poet all arrived on the scene and English poetry really came into its own. Mon in the mone stond and strit;
Jan 17, 2024 · Leap Year. by Kristin Menke. 7 Legit Leap Year Poem Activities. #1 SUMMARIZE IN 1-SENTENCE: #2 VISUALIZE SCENES: #3 EXAMINE THEME: #4 WRITE SHORT RESPONSES: #5 LEARN ABOUT LITERARY DEVICES. #6 REFLECT IN PERSONAL WRITING.
