I Saw a Sloth Play Soccer
A Funny Animal Sports Poem for Kids
From the book The Tighty-Whitey Spider
I saw a sloth play soccer
with a tortoise and a snail.
They were all enthusiastic
and determined to prevail.
They were positively passionate
and truly in the groove,
and by watching very closely
I could almost see them move.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2010. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 8
Topics: Animal Poems, Sports
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Assonance, Irony, Narrative Poems
From the book The Tighty-Whitey Spider
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