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Language Arts
Poet Denise Levertov Apostrophe Poem
By Janet Giel-Romo, Ed.D.
Denise Levertov was a poet. She liked to write poems.
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October
Denise Levertov was born October 24, 1923.
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NY
Denise lived in New York.
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December
Denise died December 20, 1997. She was 74 years old. People still read her poems.
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Denise wrote an apostrophe poem. Her poem was about talking to a green snake!
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Dear Sheep, Why are you so fluffy?
Apostrophe poems are fun to write. You can say something to an animal!
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Dear bike, Do your tires get tired?
Apostrophe poems are fun to write. You can say something to a ‘thing’.
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An apostrophe poem is when you write what you could say to: 1. An animal OR 2. Something else that can’t talk.
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Ready for a Quiz?
You’ve Got This!
Can a couch talk?
A. Yes
B. No
No
A couch can not talk with a person.
Can you write an apostrophe poem to a couch?
A. Yes
B. No
Yes!
Ask the couch a ‘why’ question.
Can you write an apostrophe poem to kids?
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A. Yes
B. No
No!
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You only write about talking to animals or things. Not people.
Can you write an apostrophe poem to a cake?
A. Yes
B. No
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Yes!
A cake can not talk with a person.
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Let’s Practice
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Ask this cake a ‘when’ question.
Ask this dog a question about the ball in his mouth.
Ask this clock a question.
What can you say to a cookie?
What can you say to a waterfall?
Find something in this room. Then, ask it a question.
Find something in this picture. Then, ask it a question.
Ask the money a ‘what’ question.
Ask the gift a ‘what’ question.
Time to work on your poem.
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