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Stir, Stir, Stir!

Repetition and rhythm

Lesson 10
Spicy
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Chef Polpetta

Repeat on purpose to build tension, speed or fun. Short lines speed it up. A refrain ties a poem together.

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Tick the one with repetition

aWe ran. We ran until our legs burned. We ran until the town was gone.We ran a long way out of town.repeats
bIt was the day of the race.Race day. Race day. The day we had waited for.repeats
cNight after night, the light stayed on.The light stayed on every night.repeats
dThe forest was quiet.Quiet. So quiet. Too quiet.repeats
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Find the 4 boring repeats

Then we got to the beach. The beach was nice. Then we built a sandcastle. The sandcastle was nice. Wave after wave after wave crashed closer. Then the tide came in. And then... it was gone.
Two lines repeat or pause on purpose.
Write the corrections here
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Stir, Stir, Stir!

Lesson 10 · Spicy · side 2

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Now you write

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a Write the opening of a spooky story that repeats a word to build tension:
b Write a four-line chant for a school team with a repeating last line:
c Explain the difference between repeating for effect and repeating by accident:
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

My kitchen chant: Chop the carrots. Stir the soup. So catchy! Perfetto, no?

Explain why Polpetta's chant has no beat, then write a better one with repetition and a refrain.
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