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5th Grade Poems | Examples of 5th Grade Poetry

Premium Member fast acting spider
cobweb on corner this fence is weirdly brand new fast acting spider...

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Categories: 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Bumbles Cradle
Bumble, the baby bee had the best cradle of all It was carved out of a walnut by his Grandpa Paul It rocked in the wind, gave a gentle little sway Bumble slept inside it cozily, snoring away...

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Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member annoyed with the fey
the elf boy came out of the meadow annoyed with the fey They had not been especially kind to him on this July day Some had jeered and made fun of his overlarge ears His feelings were hurt by these mean sounding jeers the elf boy’s mama could tell by his face That he had not been treated respectfully or...

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Categories: 5th grade, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Humiliated by a Troll
gnarly snarly wharly harly barley troll when we use his path, he demands a toll When we protest, he hangs us upside down The villagers come by and call us clown gnarly snarly wharly harly barley troll Humiliating us kids is his ultimate goal He is good at it, an expert in fact; I know. He has hung me twice by my...

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Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member is that an elf gnome or faerie
she was sitting on her bumble bee singing a rumble dumble tumble ditty is that an elf, gnome or a faerie? This was asked by far-sighted Grandma Tee. She is a faerie, said her granddaughter Zee. How do you know? Asked Grandma Tee She has faerie wings, replied little Zee You are so bright! Said Grandma Tee....

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Categories: 5th grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Monorhyme



Premium Member Him I pity
He knows not what is good for him You all know him, his name is Jim Uses his class bench as his cot What is good for him, he knows not He likes to live in his own trench As his cot, uses his class bench I teach him in life how to thrive In his own trench, he likes to live He’s...

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Categories: 5th grade,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member THOSE WE LOVE
Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day ...

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Categories: 5th grade, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member clique Rhymes
a penny saved is a penny earned adding insult to injury, her love was spurned afraid of his own shadow and against all odds airing his dirty laundry happened to both Todds the all mighty dollar earned by a chip off the old block all talk no action and an axe to grind, said Mrs. McLock barking up the wrong tree...

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Categories: 5th grade, 12th grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member red rover red rover send mary right over
We used to play red rover red rover send NAME right over. Send Billy, he’s frilly, his skin’s white as vanilly. Send Jackie, she’s whacky, let’s give her a smacky. We were ruthless in our run, slamming arms, yet full of fun. The game was easy to understand, the person who was named had to run. And try to get...

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Categories: 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member angry mean snowball queen
her eyes are blue her thoughts are green she rules with madness the snowball queen heightened anxiety her feelings are keen off with their heads says the snowball queen...

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Categories: 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member giant hole in the ground
giant hole in the ground I think of course snake dragon emerges with barely a sound frightened, I start to shake at two a.m. the dragon flies back in how did he fit into that hole for goodness sakes? I look down and his giant green eye gives me a grin. I smell the aroma of a giant clam bake are you okay...

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Categories: 5th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member my dragon tiddly widdly willie little winkie wee
Tiddly Widdly Willie Little Winkie Wee Was ever so lovely and kind to little old me I met him when I was living next to the sea I think we were two, but we might have been three Tiddly Widdly Willie Little Winkie Wee was a lopsided dragon with a golden eye you see My best friend forever, I nicknamed him...

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Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member dont call me a popinjay
don’t call me a popinjay makes me want to hop away an insult every time said May her face squished up all mean and gray...

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Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
A Christmas Poem
Ring ting ting-a-ling, Its that jolly old fat man With a belly full of jelly, And that jingle from long long ago... Ding-dong, ding-dong-- It's that sleigh of reindeer who fly in the sky That laughter and singing from below and on high-- This is the season To have a good reason Ring ting ting-a-ling, To forget others transgressions and petty deceptions To join the happy,...

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Categories: 5th grade, christmas,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member You should Meet His Mother
twitchy, fidgety, nervous Lee frightened of you, frightened of me we are not scary, so how can that be? you should meet his mother said Meridee She’s as high strung as a mean high wire snappish, waspish, angry, a non-hire jittery, jumpy, nervous, nasty too Lee’s only role model is his mama Sue...

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Categories: 5th grade, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme

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