Read the poem about rain again. Sort each image — does it create a PLEASANT feeling or a GLOOMY feeling?
Sort it!
1Wet clothes that won't dry
2Ponds and rivers filled with fresh water
3Rivers overflowing and flooding houses
4Flowers blooming with pride after rain
5Grey clouds covering the sun all day
6Children playing happily in the rain
7Silver sheets of rain washing streets clean
8Earth smelling fresh and clean after rain
Pleasant / joyful image
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Could feel gloomy / sad
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2
Read this poem and answer the questions, including some that ask you to think beyond the words:
'The rain comes down in silver sheets,
It washes clean the dusty streets,
It fills the ponds and rivers wide,
And makes the flowers bloom with pride.
The earth smells fresh, the children play,
How beautiful a rainy day!'
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After the rain, flowers with pride.
fresh
play
bloom
The play happily in the rain.
children
play
dusty streets
The poet thinks a rainy day is .
dusty streets
beautiful
silver
Rain fills the wide.
children
fresh
ponds and rivers
After rain, the earth smells .
bloom
beautiful
fresh
3
Read this poem about wind and fill in the blanks:
'I am the wind, I blow all day,
I toss the leaves and love to play,
I cool the earth on summer's heat,
I lift the kites high in the street.
I roar and howl through stormy nights,
I fill the sails and fly the kites.'
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