Explosion at the Poem Factory
Kyle Lukoff
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Publisher:
Groundwood Books Ltd
Groundwood Books Ltd
DRM:
Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2020
2020
ISBN-13:
9781773061337
Description:
<p><strong>A funny story, full of wordplay, brings poetry alive as never before!</strong></p>
<p>Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes he’s out of a job. He spots a “Help Wanted” sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate — he’s always been curious about how poems are made.</p>
<p>The foreman explains that machines and assembly lines are used for poetry these days. So Kilmer learns how to operate the “meter meter” and empty the “cliché bins.” He assembles a poem by picking out a rhyme scheme, sprinkling in some similes and adding alliteration.</p>
<p>But one day the machines malfunction, and there is a dramatic explosion at the poem factory. How will poetry ever survive?</p>
<p>Kyle Lukoff’s funny story, rich in wordplay, is complemented by Mark Hoffmann’s lively, quirky art. The backmatter includes definitions of poetic feet, types of poems (with illustrated examples) and a glossary of other terms. An author’s note explains the inspiration for the story.</p>
<p><strong>Key Text Features</strong><br>
definitions<br>
glossary<br>
author's note</p>
<p><strong>Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:</strong></p>
<p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4<br>
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.</p>
<p>Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes he’s out of a job. He spots a “Help Wanted” sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate — he’s always been curious about how poems are made.</p>
<p>The foreman explains that machines and assembly lines are used for poetry these days. So Kilmer learns how to operate the “meter meter” and empty the “cliché bins.” He assembles a poem by picking out a rhyme scheme, sprinkling in some similes and adding alliteration.</p>
<p>But one day the machines malfunction, and there is a dramatic explosion at the poem factory. How will poetry ever survive?</p>
<p>Kyle Lukoff’s funny story, rich in wordplay, is complemented by Mark Hoffmann’s lively, quirky art. The backmatter includes definitions of poetic feet, types of poems (with illustrated examples) and a glossary of other terms. An author’s note explains the inspiration for the story.</p>
<p><strong>Key Text Features</strong><br>
definitions<br>
glossary<br>
author's note</p>
<p><strong>Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:</strong></p>
<p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4<br>
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.</p>