The robin makes a laughing sound.
It makes me stop and look around
to see just what the robin sees—
fresh new leaves on twigs of trees,
a strong, high branch on which to rest,
a safe dry ledge to hold its nest.
The robin makes a laughing sound.
I stop. I always look around.
2010
Regular
Children's
2022
Nature
Alliteration
the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words appearing in succession
End Rhyme
when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same
Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
Repetition
a recurrence of the same word or phrase two or more times
Sensory Detail
words used to invoke the five senses (vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell)