benzino Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Hi, I'm looking for a poem suitable for strong 5th grade reader that is written phonetically for another dialect. I'm not really sure if such a thing exists. I looked a little on line but mainly found poems that weren't appropriate for little kids. The poem when read aloud would mimic whatever dialect is being phonetically written for- ie Scottish brougue, Irish lilt etc. Fun right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Is Hoosier a dialect? James Whitcomb Riley - When the Frost is on the Punkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Betty Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Fun! Disclaimer: I don't intend to mock speakers of Hawai'i Pidgin. I am also not mocking the Bible. I really find the idea of pidgîn English interesting, like I do all languages and how they "evolve" - i can imagine kids laughing at this and calling it dumb sounding or something, that's not how I want my recommendation to come across. I heard the Hawai'i Pidgîn English Bible read out loud once. I'll never forget it! It's unexpected and understandable. Plus if you are already familiar with a story like Moses or Noah's ark, you have a basis for comparison / understanding already. http://www.pidginbible.org/Concindex.html (Book of Exodus) Da Peopo Get Outa Egypt Da Israel Ohana Live Egypt Side (Jesus Guys 7:14) 11So da Egypt peopo wen make da Israel peopo dea slave guys. Dey wen give um mean kine luna guys. Dey give um real plenny work, an make dem feel jalike dey notting. Was da Israel peopo dat wen build two towns wit plenny warehouse inside fo da Pharaoh guy (dass how dey call da king guy fo Egypt, you know). Just a random excerpt but you get the idea :) I also liked hearing Beuwulf read out loud in Old English Edited October 22, 2016 by Shred Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Another dialect? Do you mean any foreign (i.e. non-English) language? Or variant of English? Edited October 22, 2016 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbard Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Do you mean like Robert Burns poetry - Scotch? O my Luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June: O my Luve's like the melodie, That's sweetly play'd in tune. As fair art thou, my bonie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a' the seas gang dry. Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi' the sun; And I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o' life shall run. And fare-thee-weel, my only Luve! And fare-thee-weel, a while! And I will come again, my Luve, Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 There's Little Orphant Annie, by James Whitcomb Riley. It is quite appropriate for October, too. :)Here is the first verse: Little Orphant Annie’s come to our house to stay,An’ wash the cups an’ saucers up, an’ brush the crumbs away,An’ shoo the chickens off the porch, an’ dust the hearth, an’ sweep,An’ make the fire, an’ bake the bread, an’ earn her board-an’-keep;An’ all us other childern, when the supper things is done,We set around the kitchen fire an’ has the mostest funA-list’nin’ to the witch-tales ‘at Annie tells about,An’ the Gobble-uns ‘at gits you Ef you Don’t Watch Out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzino Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Yes thanks all these are the kinds of poems I'm looking for thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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