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IF I could see a little fish−
That is what I just now wish!
I want to see his great round eyes
Always open in surprise.
I wish a water rat would glide
Slowly to the other side;
Or a dancing spider sit
On the yellow flags a bit.
I think I 'll get some stones to throw,
And watch the pretty circles show.
Or shall we sail a flower-boat,
And watch it slowly−slowly float?
That's nice−because you never know
How far away it means to go;
And when tomorrow comes, you see,
It may be in the great wide sea.
Kate Greenaway was an English children's book illustrator and writer. She was amo0ng the three most influential children's writers of her times. Even a century after her death, her works are still considered important.
- glide: move smoothly and quietly
- a bit: a little while
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Complete these sentences.
- The speaker is standing on ______________________.
- Some of the things the speaker wishes to see are ______________________.
- The thing that the speaker imagines will be in the great wide sea tomorrow is ______________________.
- The pretty circles in the poem are ______________________.
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- a bridge
- fish, water rat, dancing spider, pretty circles show, flower-boat sail.
- flower-boat
- images made in water when a stone drops in it
Q2.
Do you think the speaker enjoys standing on the bridge? Use words or lines from the poem to say why you think so.
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How old do you think the speaker might be? What makes you think this?
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Make phrases like a dancing spider by combining these words. Watch for the spellings when you make the -ing words.
- dance / spider a dancing spider
- leap / frog _______________.
- shine / star _______________.
- buzz / bee _______________.
- flutter / flag _______________.
- flow / river _______________.
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- a leaping frog
- a shining star
- a buzzing bee
- a fluttering flag
- a flowing river
Q5.
Other than the title, the poem does not mention where the speaker is standing. Why do you think this has been done? What effect does it create?
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