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Name: <  >
Class: <  >
Date: <  >

St. Paddy's Day Poem

Read about St. Patrick's Day in the Celebrations file. Then, write a "story poem" in this file from a legend.

Here's a funny old legend:

'Twas on the top of this high hill
St. Patrick preached the sarmint
that drove the frogs into the bogs,
and banished all the varmint.

Sarmint is a strange spelling for preaching a <  >.

Hint: *s*e*r*m*o*n*!

Varmint is a pesky creature like a frog or <  >.

Hint: *s*n*a*k*e

Name and save this file now.  (Press Ctrl-S, type a name for the file, and press Enter.)

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Speaking of snakes, think of a word that rhymes with snake and begins with these letters:

A <  >
B <  >
C <  >
F <  >
J <  >
L <  >
M <  >
Q <  >
R <  >
S <  >
T <  >
W <  >

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What does a St. Paddy's Day poem have to do with snakes? (If you don't know the answer, read the Celebrations file.)

Legend says St. Patrick <  > the <  > out of <  >.

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Write a story poem about the event that links St. Patrick to snakes. Use your rhyming words. You may want to end every other line with a rhyming word. Or, you can tuck rhyming words within the poem (internal rhyme).

Here are some words you might use in a St. Paddy's Day Poem:

green
shamrock
Irish
Ireland
bishop
March 17
church
miracle
O'Grady
Murphy
St. Patrick
St. Paddy
Paddy's Day
jig
parade

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To start your story poem, read through your rhyming words, too. Try to connect each word to an idea about St. Patrick's Day.

You might start your story poem by teaming up two words. Ask yourself how one could relate to the other, and how both could relate to St. Patrick or St. Paddy.

For Example:

snakes/lakes or shamrocks/frocks

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Does a story poem idea come to you? If so, scroll down to the angle brackets below the words Your Story Poem and begin.

If you are not ready, read on.

Here's the first verse of a little poem by Henry Bennett:

Oh, St. Patrick was a gentlemen
Who came of decent people;
He built a church in Dublin town,
And on it put a steeple.

Does the rhythm of the above verse suggest the tune of a well-known Irish song? Yes, it does!

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Hint:  *M*a*c*N*a*m*a*r*r*a*'s**B*a*n*d*

Are you still stuck for an idea? If not, scroll down to the marker below the words Your Story Poem and begin.

If you feel stuck, you might begin by completing the following lines:

Oh, St. Paddy was a <s > all right
He saved so many <  >'s;
If Paddy lived today he'd dance
And sing to rock and <  >!

Your Story Poem

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Add another verse or work up a four-verse poem with your writing partner.

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Do you have a favorite Irish melody? Write new lyrics, or words, to the tune.

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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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