Bush Poetry
         Tips.
         
         
 
         
         
1. Remember
         rhyme is the heart of any bush poem.
         
         
2.
         Concentrate on the rhyming words at the end of each line.
         This will help you to keep the rhythm going.
         
         
3. Learn
         the poem word for word. Don't add or take away words because
         it will effect the rhythm of the poem.
         
         
4.
         Highlight any alliteration in the poem (the repeating of the
         first consonant in several words in the same
         line.
         
         
eg. Men can sail the seven
         seas in ships of steel so stout.
         
         
         
5. Often
         bush poetry is written using older words, for example the
         above word "stout".
         
         
Find the meaning of any unknown words.
         You can't read a poem if you don't know what it
         means.
         
         
6. Most
         importantly bush poems ore stories and are supposed to be
         fun! Highlight the plot and the humour.
      
   

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