Name: ____________________________
Writing Valentine Poetry
One of the most classic Valentine’s Day poems come from Gammer Gurton’s Garden, by
Joseph Ritson, believed to have been first published in 1783. The text of the original poem
is below:
The Valentine
The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
Thou art my love, and I am thine;
I drew thee to my Valentine:
The lot was cast, and then I drew,
And fortune said it should be you.
The rhyme scheme is AA, BB, CC. Write your own Valentine’s Day poem in the space
below, using the same rhyme scheme and the same type of beginning:
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Name: ____________________________
Writing Valentine Poetry
One of the most classic Valentine’s Day poems come from Gammer Gurton’s Garden, by
Joseph Ritson, believed to have been first published in 1783. The text of the original poem
is below:
The Valentine
The rose is red, the violet’s blue,
The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
Thou art my love, and I am thine;
I drew thee to my Valentine:
The lot was cast, and then I drew,
And fortune said it should be you.
The rhyme scheme is AA, BB, CC. Write your own Valentine’s Day poem in the space
below, using the same rhyme scheme and the same type of beginning:
Student’s choice
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Copyright © 2013 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms.
www.k12reader.com