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2. The beauty of the valley was fuel that inspired the poet to write.

a. Something that inspires and nourishes

b. Material used to produce heat or power

3. My best friend is honesty, humility and simplicity—all rolled into one.

a. Qualities combined in one person

b. Move in a particular direction by turning over and over.

4. The environment in our home is very good and joyful.

a. The natural world
b. The conditions or surroundings in which a person lives

B. Use the clues to get the correct words.

1. Cry very loudly .

(you do it when something terrible happens – a four-letter word with ‘l’ as the

last letter)

2. One who builds or works with stone or brick .

(a five-letter word with ‘a’ as the second letter)

3. All existing matter and space considered as whole; the cosmos .

(an eight-letter word that starts with ‘u’)

4. One with natural ability to do something well; being gifted .

(an eight-letter word with ‘l’ as the third letter)

• Creativity
Write Well • Communication Skills
• Writing an acrostic poem
We discussed in the previous class that an acrostic poem is a poem of words or phrases
that are based on a topic word. The first letter of each line of the poem spells out a
word or phrase, and we usually write it in capital. So, it is easy to read the word spelt
out vertically down the page. Acrostic poems are easy to write, and the words need not

rhyme.

A. Read an acrostic poem on the topic word Create.

Come here, let us all

Reach for the stars.

Empty sheets and canvases shall we

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