Listening to Poems and Songs

On this Quest, you'll discover…

Hear the pattern, the sound and the feeling in a poem.

• Predict what a poem or song will be about before you hear it.
• Recall the main idea, and discuss the central idea.
• Identify rhyme and rhythm as you listen.
• Express the feelings the poem stirs in you, and relate it to your own experience.
• Perform the song, or selected lines from it, aloud.