De La Salle Secondary School NT

S3U3 Poem
Writing Guide
Name: ___________________ Class: _________ ( ) Date:__________________

Read the following poem, and answer the questions on P.2.

WINTER
By Abraham Bello

Winter! Winter! _(a)_!

The snow falls like glitter.
The cold sun wakes up England,
The snow covers the land.

The red robin flies out of it's nest

But oh so does it want to rest
For it's family, it needs to find _(b)_.
Meanwhile the fox is in a mood.

The trees branches bend over like spindly fingers.

The choir of bird all sounding like singers.
The snow like a blanket puts summer to sleep.
Plop! Plop! Plop! The snow falls on a robin in a heap.

Would you like to be under a heap of _(c)_?

All the animals are thinking "Oh no.”
The snow falls down: it is a magnificent sight.
The mystical day goes by and turns into _(d)_.
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S3U3 Poem
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1. Complete the following table.

Title

Poet

2. How many stanzas are there in the poem?

There are ____________ stanzas.

3. There are some missing words in the poem, can you identify the correct word?
night Winter food snow

(a) ______________ (c) ______________

(b) ______________ (d) ______________

4. Write down what literary devices does the writer use.

personification simile onomatopoeia alliteration rhyme

i) In line 2, the poet describes the snow as similar as ___________________.

This is an example of ___________________________.

ii) In line 4, the poet describes the cold sun as a person / an object / an animal (please

circle), because sun cannot talk and it cannot wake up English.

This is an example of ___________________________.

iii) In line 12, the phrase ‘Plop! Plop! Plop!’ shows the image / sound / quality (please

circle) of the falling snow

This is an example of ___________________________.

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iv) Find two rhyming pairs.

___________________ and ___________________

___________________ and ___________________

5. Can you give one more example of personification from the poem?

6. Can you give one more example of simile from the poem?

Now it’s your turn to write!

Your task:

Write a poem with at least three stanzas about smartphone.

Use at least two literacy devices.

1. What are the features of a smartphone? (Choose 3)

A. It has a small screen.

B. It is heavy.
C. You can find all information.
D. It knows everything about you.

2. Think of 6 adjectives to describe a smartphone / a smartphone user / technology.

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3. What do the users look like when they are using smartphones?

Everyone is like a ___________________ when they walk on the street.

4. What sound does a phone make? (Choose 2)

A. Beep Beep
B. Boo Boo
C. Ring Ring
D. Meow Meow

5. Do you think smartphone is a good product that helps us with our life? Why?