Sometimes, getting started is the hardest part; but that is not the case with this poetry worksheet that asks scholars to read through a list of rhyming pars, choose three, and use them to write a couplet poem. 

Concepts

poetry, couplets, poetry writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Choose a couplet from the three created on the page, and publish a final draft with an illustration 
• Brainstorm additional rhyming pairs for a poem

Classroom Considerations

• Copies are required 

Pros

• Rhyming pairs are listed as a first step towards writing a couplet poem 
• Lines are provided for writing 

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.3.4 W.4.4 W.5.4 W.6.4