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Little Door

Poets often find ideas for new poems in the poetry of others. Sometimes they will even imitate another poet's work as a way of complimenting them. It is as if they are saying, "I like your poem so well, I've written one like it."

Read the poem "Little Door What Are You For" on the screen below or on the handout sheet. You may wish to compare it with "I Wouldn't" in You Read to Me I'll Read to You by John Ciardi.

Little Door What Are You For

Little door,
Little door,
So small
Down low
On the floor.

What in the world is such a little door

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       XX    XX
      XX FOR? XX
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Who could live down inside
A door not so very wide?
They couldn't be very fat,
For how would they pass
From out
                   to inside?

Who could live inside
A house not so wide???
A house not so tall???
You'd have to be very small
To live within this wall.

I think I'll listen...

Could it be?
Someone playing ball
Inside the wall?
Inside the hall?

I'll kneel down on one knee.
What's that I see!!

A little mouse
A pinch
Taller
Than an inch
Is playing ball
Inside the hall wall!

Write

Now you write another version of "Little Door What Are You For" by changing any of the words, phrases, or lines. Add or remove lines wherever you want. Have fun playing with all the rhyming words and thinking of new ones!

Little Door What Are You For

Little door,
Little door,
So small
Down low
On the floor.

What in the world is such a little door

          XX
       XX    XX
      XX FOR? XX
     XX        XX
     XXXXXXXXXXXX

Who could live down inside
A door not so very wide?
They couldn't be very fat,
For how would they pass
From out
                   to inside?

Who could live inside
A house not so wide???
A house not so tall???
You'd have to be very small
To live within this wall.

I think I'll listen...

Could it be?
Someone playing ball
Inside the wall
Inside the hall?

I'll kneel down on one knee.
What's that I see!!

A little mouse
A pinch
Taller
Than an inch
Is playing ball
Inside the hall wall!


Name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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Make a word bank of all the rhyming words you used in your poem. Add rhyming words from the original poem, and other rhyming words that come to mind. You may want to consult a rhyming dictionary for more rhyming words.

Rhyming Words Word Bank

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Now create your own new poem on this subject, or on a completely new subject. Remember to use the words and phrases above to help you. When you're all finished, find a new title for your poem.

My New Poem

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Rewrite/Edit

Read your new poem over several times. Read your poem softly out loud. Are there other words you could use or better ways of expressing the idea in the poem?

Write about your reactions to your poem. Tell about your most and least favorite parts and about how you might improve your poem.

My Reactions to My Poem

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Now scroll up and rewrite your poem until it says what you want it to say in the best way you can.

Peer Review

Read your poem to a partner, to a friend, or to your writing support group. Find out which parts of your poem others like best and least. Then list below other people's reactions and their ideas for making your poem even better.

Ideas for Improving My Poem

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Scroll up to your poem and add your new ideas and those ideas you like from others.


If you haven't done so already, name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)
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