The Aliens Have Landed: A Strange Encounter in Verse
In this quirky poem by Kenn Nesbitt, the arrival of aliens is described in vivid detail, portraying them as grotesque creatures with tentacles, weird machine heads, and bodies resembling cauliflower. The poetic verses highlight the aliens' peculiar features and humorous depiction, culminating in a surprising twist related to the teaching profession. Through imaginative language and creative imagery, the poem captures the essence of a playful alien invasion.
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THE ALIENS HAVE LENDED KENN NESBITT
The aliens have landed! It's distressing, but they're here. They piloted their flying saucer through our atmosphere. They landed like a meteor engulfed in smoke and flame. Then out they climbed immersed in slime and burbled as they came. VOCABULARY: Engulfed: to swallow up or submerge Exudes: to ooze out gradually Immersed: surrounded by a liquid Granite: a type of very hard rock STANZAZ: A series of lines in a poem that are grouped together. 5 Their hands are greasy tentacles. Their heads are weird machines. Their bodies look like cauliflower and smell like dead sardines. Their blood is liquid helium. Their eyes are made of granite. Their breath exudes the stench of foods from some unearthly planet. 10 15 CIRCLE ALL THE STANZAS IN THE POEM And if you want to see these sickly, unattractive creatures, you'll find them working in your school; they all got jobs as teachers. 20
The aliens have landed! It's distressing, but they're here. They piloted their flying saucer through our atmosphere. They landed like a meteor engulfed in smoke and flame. Then out they climbed immersed in slime and burbled as they came. NUMBER THE LINES IN EACH OF THE STANZAS RHYME - COUPLET: Two lines that follow each other that rhyme. ALTERNATE-COUPLET: Has a non rhyming line in between the two rhyming lines. HIGHLIGHT ALL THE COUPLETS/ALTENATE IN THE POEM 5 Their hands are greasy tentacles. Their heads are weird machines. Their bodies look like cauliflower and smell like dead sardines. Their blood is liquid helium. Their eyes are made of granite. Their breath exudes the stench of foods from some unearthly planet. 10 15 And if you want to see these sickly, unattractive creatures, you'll find them working in your school; they all got jobs as teachers. 20
The aliens have landed! It's distressing, but they're here. They piloted their flying saucer through our atmosphere. They landed like a meteor engulfed in smoke and flame. Then out they climbed immersed in slime and burbled as they came. SIMILE: WHERE TWO OR MORE THINGS ARE COMPARED USING LIKE OR AS 5 HIGHLIGHT ALL THE SIMILES IN THE POEM Their hands are greasy tentacles. Their heads are weird machines. Their bodies look like cauliflower and smell like dead sardines. Their blood is liquid helium. Their eyes are made of granite. Their breath exudes the stench of foods from some unearthly planet. 10 15 And if you want to see these sickly, unattractive creatures, you'll find them working in your school; they all got jobs as teachers. 20
The aliens have landed! It's distressing, but they're here. They piloted their flying saucer through our atmosphere. They landed like a meteor engulfed in smoke and flame. Then out they climbed immersed in slime and burbled as they came. IMAGERY: WORDS OR PHRASES THAT CREATE A CLEAR PICTURE IN THE MIND. HIGHLIGHT ALL THE IMAGERY IN THE POEM 5 Their hands are greasy tentacles. Their heads are weird machines. Their bodies look like cauliflower and smell like dead sardines. Their blood is liquid helium. Their eyes are made of granite. Their breath exudes the stench of foods from some unearthly planet. 10 15 And if you want to see these sickly, unattractive creatures, you'll find them working in your school; they all got jobs as teachers. 20
The aliens have landed! It's distressing, but they're here. They piloted their flying saucer through our atmosphere. They landed like a meteor engulfed in smoke and flame. Then out they climbed immersed in slime and burbled as they came. SOUND IMAGERY USE OF SOUND WORDS TO CREAT A CLEAR 5 HIGHLIGHT ALL THE SOUND IMAGERY IN THE POEM Their hands are greasy tentacles. Their heads are weird machines. Their bodies look like cauliflower and smell like dead sardines. Their blood is liquid helium. Their eyes are made of granite. Their breath exudes the stench of foods from some unearthly planet. 10 15 And if you want to see these sickly, unattractive creatures, you'll find them working in your school; they all got jobs as teachers. 20
The aliens have landed! It's distressing, but they're here. They piloted their flying saucer through our atmosphere. They landed like a meteor engulfed in smoke and flame. Then out they climbed immersed in slime and burbled as they came. SMELL IMAGERY THE USE OF WORDS TO CREATE A CLEAR PICTURE OF SMELL. 5 HIGHLIGHT ALL THE SMELL IMAGERY IN THE POEM Their hands are greasy tentacles. Their heads are weird machines. Their bodies look like cauliflower and smell like dead sardines. Their blood is liquid helium. Their eyes are made of granite. Their breath exudes the stench of foods from some unearthly planet. 10 15 And if you want to see these sickly, unattractive creatures, you'll find them working in your school; they all got jobs as teachers. 20
