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Basis of Bases

Here are more homophones (words that sound the same but may be spelled differently and have different meanings). There are hundreds of homophones. They are fun to play with in poetry because they rhyme.

Bases and Basis
Gnu, Knew and New
Knot and Not
Know and No
Principal and Principle
Rain, Reign, and Rein

Below are some sample poems using these homophones. Read them and then write a few of your own.

The first example contains some formatting on the screen that reinforces the theme of the poem.

The Basis of Baseball

Bases bases bases bases
The basis of baseball is

            bases


bases                    bases


            bases

Four bases are the basis
of baseball,
or is it basisball

Think of a theme for a poem that you can write and do the same thing on the screen. Have fun!

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The next poem is a sample of haiku. Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that does not rhyme. It always consists of three lines, and each line contains a certain number of syllables -- the first line five, the second line seven, and the third line five.

Struggling to untie
This knot I find an old not
I can not untie

Try to write some haiku using homophones from the word bank. It is not necessary to match the exact number of syllables, but get as close to it as you can.

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Sometimes a dictionary is helpful to discover the meaning of homophones, as in the next poem.

A Principle of Principals

It is a principle
that the principals
uphold the principles
that principals make.

Have you thought of more homophones by now that you can add to your growing list? Add them at the angle brackets below. Then, write your own poems using some of them.

Homophone Word Bank

bases	basis
gnu	knew	new
knot	not
know	no
principal	principle
rain	reign	rein

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My Homophone Poems

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When you've written a few more homophone poems, sit down with a friend or two and see what ideas you have for writing collaborative poems using these or other homophones.

Some Collaborative Homophone Poems

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Rewrite your favorite poems, and publish an anthology of poems.


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