Poetry Fluency - Worksheet 1
Grade 5•Reading•Poetry Fluency
Aligned to: RF.5.4b
Read the poem "The Jumblies" by Edward Lear. Read the poem aloud with expression.
1.
The Jumblies
by Edward Lear
poetry · 110 words
11 They went to sea in a Sieve, they did,
2 2 In a Sieve they went to sea:
3 3 In spite of all their friends could say,
4 4 On a winter's morn, on a stormy day,
5 5 In a Sieve they went to sea!
6 6 And when the Sieve turned round and round,
7 7 And every one cried, "You'll all be drowned!"
8 8 They called aloud, "Our Sieve ain't big,
9 9 But we don't care a button! We don't care a fig!
1010 In a Sieve we'll go to sea!"
1111 Far and few, far and few,
1212 Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
1313 Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
1414 And they went to sea in a Sieve.
Answer the 6 questions below.
2.
What tone or feeling should you use when reading this poem aloud?
A.excited and energetic
B.angry and loud
C.sad and slow
D.very quiet and boring
3.
Should you read this poem fast or slow?
A.Slow and carefully
B.Fast and excited
C.Normal speed
D.Very quietly
4.
Which words should you emphasize when reading this poem?
5.
Practice reading this poem aloud. What feeling does it give you?
6.
Which line in the poem is the most important? Why?
7.
How would you describe the rhythm of this poem?