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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Reading Comprehension - Poetry
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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Reading Comprehension - Poetry
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1. I wish I were a rock so the creek could push me down the water.
I wish I were a bird so when I fly I can land in the water and take a sip.
I wish I were a fish so I could swim in the cold water.
If I were a leaf I would fall into the water when the wind blows.
2. Blue is the color of the swaying oceans.
The blue jays chirping in their nest.
Blue is the color of my sapphire ring.
Blue is also the color of my nail polish.
3. With my white pumpkin I’m going to bake
A pumpkin pie and say it’s cheesecake
It’s “vanilla bean”
Since it’s white like cheese -
If only they’ll take the bait plate!
4. Blue is the color of the swaying oceans.
The blue jays chirping in their nest.
Blue is the color of my sapphire ring.
Blue is also the color of my nail polish.
5. A beaver can construct a
Big dam that will
Cause a lot of
Damage to the surrounding areas.
Everyone seems to agree that
Future debate is needed to
Garner a positive solution.
6. The Third eye sees the wall pretending to be a door.
The Third eye sees the math genius using a calculator.
The Third eye sees Bill sneaking money.
The Third eye sees Wade eating stolen food.
The Third eye sees strange people hiding food in New York, Boston, and Tokyo.
(by Cody)
7. The third eye notices when Abbie spilt juice on the rug and said it was Lizzie.
The third eye notices when you tell your mom you brushed your teeth for two minutes and you only brushed for one.
The third eye notices when you're supposed to be doing your homework and you're listening to music.
The third eye sees when you're on the phone for five minutes longer then you're supposed to be.
The third eye can tell when you have ice cream for dinner.
(by Courtney)
8. With my white pumpkin I’m going to bake
A pumpkin pie and say it’s cheesecake
It’s “vanilla bean”
Since it’s white like cheese -
If only they’ll take the bait plate!
9. As the smoke clears
Revealing our fears
Nature’s deadliest creation
Born from mankind’s destruction
It is the rebirth of a new era
The era of Godzilla.
(by Darkguardians12)
10. Love that is lost and gone on its way
Opens the door for pain and agony, 'I'm here to stay.'
Sorrow and loneliness, 'Oh God how it hurts.'
Stress along with emptiness, that’s how it works.
(by Sam Casey)
11. Amidst the tall trees
Beckons a spire
Climbing to the sky
Down below the moors
Ever covered in mist
Fog so thick like blankets
Gravestones poke out
Hauntingly the fog swirls
Images appear then puff
Just like that they are gone
12. Line 1: Your first name ___________
Line 2: Four adjectives that describe you are ______, ______, _____ and _____
Line 3: Son/daughter of ___________
Line 4: Brother/sister of _________
Line 5: Top three hobbies are _________, ________ and ________
Line 6: Greatest accomplishment is _________
Line 7: Five year goal is to _______________________________
Line 8: A short quote that describes who you are ________________________
13. He was a good husband
And father so dear
But he made a mistake
And ended up here.
14. A million times I've needed you
A million times I've cried
If love alone could have saved you
You never would have died
In life I loved you dearly
In death I love you still
In my heart you hold a place
No one can ever fill
It broke my heart to lose you
But you did not go alone
A part of me went with you
The day GOD called you home
Your precious memory is my keepsake
With which I'll never part
GOD has you safely in HIS keeping
But I have you forever in my heart.
15. (Name) _________________
Was born in ______________
At ___________________ hospital
Was named after ____________________
Whose first friend was _______________
Who wants to become a ___________
16. Orange is the hot pizza that
Burns your throat.
Orange is a great text book.
Orange is the best.
Orange is the color of a
Kansas pencil.
Orange is an ice-cream.
Orange is a nice, beautiful bug.
Orange is a bag of
Sweet candy.
ORANGE IS THE BEST!
(by Cash)
17. Love that is lost and gone on its way
Opens the door for pain and agony, 'I'm here to stay.'
Sorrow and loneliness, 'Oh God how it hurts.'
Stress along with emptiness, that’s how it works.
(by Sam Casey)
18. Amerigo Vespucci told a lie,
But he confessed before he did die.
He said he had beaten Columbus to the west
When, in fact, he did not make that test.
Vespucci did explore the coast
of Brazil, Rio de la Plata and most
of South America.
Modest he was NOT, nor dim,
He suggested they name the new land after him.
And they did!