Unit 3 · Water · NCERT Class 5 Santoor

The Frog

A bouncy little poem about a pond creature. We only name the poem — every example here is our own — and use it to learn how a poem moves and speaks: its rhythm and beat, how it tells things from a creature’s point of view, and how poets use personification and repetition. Tap each idea to start.

👥 3 topics⏱ ~15 min📝 10-question quiz

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How a poem moves

A poem has a beat and a voice. Tap each idea to hear how a poet brings a little frog to life.

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The three big ideas

Rhythm — the steady beat of a poem. When you read aloud, you can clap or tap along.
Syllables — the beats inside words. frog = 1, rib-bit = 2, but-ter-fly = 3. Clapping the parts helps you feel the beat.
Lively words — short, springy words (hop, plop, splash, leap) give a frog poem a bouncy, jumpy rhythm.

Clap it out. How many beats in “The lit-tle green frog went hop, hop, hop”?

Clap each syllable: The (1) lit (2) tle (3) green (4) frog (5) went (6) hop (7) hop (8) hop (9). A steady beat like this makes a poem fun to chant.

Point of view — whose eyes we look through. A frog poem shows the world the way a frog would see it.
What changes — the things the poem notices change too: cool water, slippery rocks, buzzing flies, the big sky above the pond.
Why poets do it — stepping into a creature’s shoes makes us look at an everyday pond in a fresh, wonderful way.

Personification — giving an animal or thing human feelings or actions: “the proud frog sang to the moon.” Frogs do not really sing or feel proud — the poet pretends they do.
Repetition — repeating a word or line for effect: “croak, croak, croak.” It builds a beat and makes the sound stand out.
Mood — together these tools set the feeling of the poem — here, playful and lively.

Common mix-up: personification is not the same as description. “The frog is green” just describes; “The frog grumbled crossly” gives it a human feeling, so it is personification.

Where you'll meet it

Beat & voice, all around you

Chanting and clapping games

Skipping rhymes and clapping games all run on rhythm. Once you can feel the beat by clapping syllables, you can join in — and make up new chants of your own.

Write from an animal's view

Try a few lines as a cat, a crow or a fish. Choosing what that creature would notice, and adding a repeated sound, gives your poem a strong point of view.

Reading aloud with feeling

When you hear the rhythm, you know where to bounce and where to pause. Reading with the beat makes a poem come alive for everyone listening.