Poetry

This week we looked at the poem Didgeridoo by Roger McGough. It is a nonsense poem that has some fantastic alliteration. We went into groups of 3-4 and analysed the poem, picking out the features that we thought were the most important. We then brainstormed our own animals and tried to use alliteration and wrote our own stanza's in our groups. Here is the finished product:

What does a Didgeridoo?

By room 17

A Rat

cannot rap while running

Wolves

wolf down hot rabbit stew

Polar bears

pee into ice pools

but what does a didgeridoo?

Fox’s

Fly fiercely for food

Lion’s

Leap over lazy loos

Jaguar’s

Jump over with joy

What does a Didgeridoo?

Greyhounds

will always wear grey gowns

Emus

like to say boo

Bats

Are as batty as batman

But what does a didgeridoo?

Llamas

Like lying on concrete

Dinosaurs

Leave big piles of poo

Monkeys

Make magical mud piles

But what does a didgeridoo?

Unicorns

Have horns that pop corn

Chicken’s

Lay Eggs in a shoe

Leopard’s

Jump over leo’s lollies

What does a didgeridoo?

Griffin’s

Cannot swim because they have no fins

Dogs

Like to jump through fog and poo

The Zebra

Beats the zebu

But what does a didgeridoo?

What does a didgery,

What does a didgery,

What does a didgerydoo?

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