Microsoft Word - poetryprompts

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Circus Theme Unit

CIRCUS ALLITERATIONS

Alliteration is what happens when the words in
a phrase or a sentence begin with the same
letter and sound. Alliteration is used to make
writing more interesting. It is also used to
write tongue twisters.
Here is an example of an alliteration using the
words CIRCUS CLOWN and initial hard and
soft C sounds:

Circus clowns can circle on cycles

Many times the alliterations and tongue twisters are funny. Try your hand
at writing alliteration. Use a dictionary to help you find words.

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Draw an illustration of one of the alliteration/tongue twisters above.

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Circus Theme Unit

CIRCUS SIMILES

Similes compare two things by using the words
like or as. Think of things about the circus. Write
some similes about them.

Here is a simile about a circus:
The acrobats were as flexible as rubber bands.

Now your turn:

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Pick the one you like the best. Write it in the box below and illustrate it.

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Circus Theme Unit

CIRCUS ACROSTIC POEM

Begin each line with a word that starts with the letter on that line.

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