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Making Friends with a Poem
You make friends with a poem the same way that you make friends with a person. You listen to the poem and notice interesting things about it. You have a few laughs together. Try these four simple strategies:
πͺ Read the poem quietly to yourself.
πͺ Read it out loud. (Pay attention to sounds.)
πͺ Share the poem with a friend. (Talk about it.)
πͺ Write about the poem.
Use these strategies to make friends with the following poem, written by a student like you!

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