About the Poem

A poem about a disnosaur called Kate who goes to school. It's certainly anthropomorphic, but is it perhaps also an autobiographical poem?

Style

Rhyming poem

Length

4 lines

Key Stage

Pre-school, KS1, KS2

Author

Kate Williams

Dinosaur School Days

There once was a pupil called Kate
who mostly turned up at school late.
Her head would arrive prompt at eight-forty-five,
but her tail'd hang back at the gate.