The people along the sand

All turn and look one way.

They turn their back on the land.

They look at the sea all day.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is ________________.

Everyone, young or old,

Needs someone to listen

As their stories are told.

The difference is yours to make.

A minute from your busy day

Is all it would take.

Take a minute and lend an ear.

Listen intently

To what you hear.

I am who I am.

I do not care.

You are who you are.

Let them all stare.

It's been a roller-coaster.

All my twenty-seven years.

Sometimes it's wonderful.

Sometimes I'm in tears.

What does the roller-coaster symbolize?

I don't think you will

Ever fully understand

How you've touched my life

And made me who I am.

I don't think you could ever know

Just how truly special you are,

That even on the darkest nights

You are my brightest star.

What is the theme of the poem?

Our street was once a peaceful place

Kids played and you could jog

But our tranquil life was shattered

When the neighbour got a dog.

The thing would howl all through the day

And even after dark

And just as you tried to go to sleep...

The mongrel thing would bark.

What is the tone of the poem?

This is an example of _________________.

The paintbrush was a magic wand in his hand.

On her first day of school, Leanne was as cool as a cucumber.

The car was suffering and needed some love and care.

I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.

Paige's pink polish pours profusely.

The snake hissed as I walked by its tank.

Grandpa's beard was scratchy on my cheek when he gently kissed my forehead.