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Capitalize the first word in every complete line of poetry.
Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.
1. “loveliest of trees, the cherry now
is hung with bloom along the bough,”
2. “roses are red.
violets are blue.”
3. “under a spreading chestnut tree
the village smithy stands.”
4. “once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore–”
5. “jack and jill
went up the hill,
to fetch a pail of water;
jack fell down,
and broke his crown,
and jill came tumbling after.”
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Answers:
1. “Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,”
2. “Roses are red.
Violets are blue.”
3. “Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands.”
4. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore–”
5. “Jack and Jill
Went up the hill,
To fetch a pail of water;
Jack fell down,
And broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.”
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