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I Made A Noise This Morning

5/22/2016

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This is way more fun with more people.
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​This poem is one of many from ​What a Day at School by Jack Prelutsky.

I Made a Noise This Morning
by Jack Prelutsky
​

I made a noise this morning
That I didn’t mean to make.
It truly was an accident,
An error, a mistake.
I don’t know how it happened,
But it suddenly was there,
Filled with great reverberations
That resounded in the air.


It made a strong impression
On the people in the room.
A lot of them reacted
Like they’d heard a sonic boom.
They looked at one another
As if asking, “was it you?”
They were laughing, they were pointing--
I behaved the same way too.


I couldn’t keep from joking
With the other girls and boys,
And never once admitted
It was I who made that noise.
Though I’m sorry that I made it,
From the bottom of my heart,
In a way, my brief eruption
Was a little work of art.
Click to listen to Jack Prelutsky read his own poem.
​Here is a printable version of this poem to use at home or in the classroom.

Does this poem remind you of something in your life?


​What is this poem about? How do you know?​

Has something embarrassing ever happened to you in front of everyone? What did you do?


Jack Prelutsky did not rhyme every line, but every other line.

How does rhyming every other line make the poem better, instead of rhyming every line or not rhyming at all?

1 Comment
Miriam
5/27/2016 10:40:29 am


It's embarrassing, I admit! I've peed on the floor at dance rehearsal. There was no trying to blame that one on anyone else like the kid in the poem tries to do.

Our dance teacher had a strict policy on bathroom breaks, and well, I used mine up. So, really I had no choice. It was still super embarrassing though.

I couldn't hide and luckily, my friends and other dancers in the room did NOT make fun of me. So, I think I also lucked out, unlike the classmates in the poem, who were laughing and pointing.

I feel like I would behave the same way as the farter in the poem. I can understand how the farter feels! I don't think I'd want to admit it, especially with everyone laughing at it.

Would you admit it?



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    What's going on here?!

    Each week, I post a new poem. We read it, discuss it (nicely), respond to each other and share our own experiences.

    I (Miriam) moderate the discussion to ensure that it is a safe, kid-friendly place for poetry discussion to happen!

    I might respond to kids with questions, ask them to find things out, ask if the poem reminds them of something in their lives or connect it with other poems. 

    ​Teachers and parents are welcome to comment, too!

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