How can I write my own ‘villainous verse’ to a well-known nursery rhyme?

Day 2

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhythm

• Syllable

• Rhyme

• Line

• verse

• Read poem: ‘Humpty Dumpty – The Truth’

• Answer comprehension questions

• Identify rhyming couplets in Humpty Dumpty

• Create your own rhyming couplets

• Plan and write a least one villainous verse

including as many poetic techniques as you

can

necessary

Needed.

FANBOYSWrite a sentence using the word and a

FANBOYS co-ordinating conjunction.

Alliteration AlertWrite an alliterative sentence including

the word.

Week 6: Tuesday

Mini Task: Answer questions based on the poem

Mini Task: Answer questions based on the poem

For answers see separate document on the website.

Your Task To write your own villainous verse based on the original Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme.

1. Read the original

nursery rhyme.

2. Write down

rhyming words.

Your Task 3. Either use the

following template to

help structure your

villainous verse (or

verses) or, if you are

feeling brave, try to write

your poem without the

template.

4. Including rhyming

couplets and as many

other poetic techniques

as you can.

Good luck!

Don’t forget to send your

poems to Mrs Bowden

or Miss Bjorck who are

looking forward to

reading them.