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Describe How Words and Phrases Give
Meaning and Rhythm
Practice
Print these pages and then write your answers.
A. Read the poem.
I love it when it’s cold and gray.
That is my favorite kind of day.
The wind, it howls, and the rain, it falls.
The hail comes down like bouncing balls.
I can curl up with a book to read.
A cup of cocoa is all I need.
A cold rainy day is really the best.
1. Circle the words that rhyme.
2. What is the rhyming pattern in the poem?
Tell which lines rhyme.
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I feel safe and cozy in my bed like a nest.
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B. Read the story.
Time to Learn
One day Mama Cat said, “When you were born, you
were tiny and could not see. You could not walk. Now
you are bigger. Your eyes follow everything that moves.
You can run, pounce, climb, and leap. It is time to learn
to hunt.”
1. Underline two groups of words in the story that show alliteration.
2. How does the alliteration help you picture the kittens?
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Mama taught her kittens how to hunt mice. She
showed them how to sneak slowly and silently. She
showed them how to pounce perfectly on their prey.
She showed them how to use their claws. Her kittens
learned well.
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C. Sing the song silently to yourself.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
Everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went.
Everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.
Hale, Sarah Josepha. “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” School Song
Book. 1834.
1. Mark the beats above each word in the song with a dot.
Does the repetition make the images stronger or weaker?
Explain.
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2. Underline the repeated phrases in the song.