I Know Someone who Can...

I know someone…

L.I. Literary devices: Simile and metaphor

Using a model to create our own poetic writing

Interesting verbs

I know someone who can

take a mouthful of custard and blow it

down their nose.

I know someone who can

make their ears wiggle.

I know someone who can

shake their cheeks so that it sounds

like ducks quacking.

I know someone who can

throw peanuts in the air and catch them

in their mouth.

I know someone who can

balance a pile of 12 2p pieces on his elbow

and snatch his elbow from under them

and catch them.

I know someone who can

bend her thumb back to touch her wrist.

I know someone who can

crack his nose.

I know someone who can

say the alphabet backwards

I know someone who can

put their hands in their armpits

and blow raspberries.

I know someone who can

wiggle her little toe.

I know someone who can

lick the bottom of her chin.

I know someone who can

slide their top lip one way

and their bottom lip the other way.

and that someone is

ME.

Michael Rosen

Read the poem

Which of these things can you do?

Highlight the verbs blue

Highlight the simile yellow

Complete these sentences:

A simile is comparing two word = Like or As.

A metaphor is comparing but no like or as.

List 5 things that you can do that other people can’t

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Use the list and the model to create your own ‘I know someone…’ poem

SC:

All capital letters and full stops used correctly

Must use interesting verbs

Have at least one simile and one metaphor

At least 5 verses

No spelling or grammatical mistakes

I Know Someone Who Can….

I know someone who can

bend their leg back to touch their head.

I know someone who can

say the ABC’s backwards.

I know someone who can

stand on one leg

and dance.

I know someone who can

climb up a tree like a monkey.  

I know someone who can

wiggle their chin.

I know someone who

can run fast like rabbit.

I know someone who is  

a cat and purrs.

I know someone who can

walk fast to school and up the hill.

And that person is

ME!