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help with speech......?

Ok...could you help me put some markings in this poem i have to read? well...heres the poem. Last night as I lay In my bed for some sleep, I felt something poke me From under my sheets. There’s something alive, I thought in my head -- There’s something that’s living Under my bed. I tried to be quiet, I tried to be still, Each time that I moved It would give me a chill. So I jumped from my bed Ran straight down the hall, But my parents were sleeping, “The nerve of it all!” My father was snoring, My mom she was too, Now I needed help here So this wouldn’t do. I tugged on my father Till he opened one eye. He saw me and smiled, Then quietly said, “Hi” I tugged him again, I said, “Dad come real quick. It’s under my bed And it has a big stick!” “Honey,” he said, As he sat up in bed “Couldn’t this wait till tomorrow? In the morning, instead.” “Dad, I’m afraid If you don’t come right now Your ONLY sweet daughter Will vanish somehow!” Just then my mom Smiled as she said, “Your daddy is brave; He’ll check under your bed.” So he took hold of my hand As we walked down the hall, My dad is real brave -- He’s the best of them all. When we got to my room, He turned on the light. “We’ll take care of this monster -- We will catch him tonight!” He got down on the floor Without making a sound Looked under the bed You’ll never guess what we found. Five dusty socks Rolled up in a ball, Four teddy bears Wow! That wasn’t all. Two yellow blankets, Now how’d they get there? Then, oh my gosh Not, my pink underwear! Four Barbie’s and Ken’s, A monopoly game, Clue and Parcheesi And six candy canes. A Frisbee, a racket, My pink dress that I lost, My dollhouse and art set, A game of ring toss. He pulled and he pried, The stuff covered my floor, Then he lay on his stomach -- Could there be any more? Barney and Elmo, A talk-a-lot Kate, She was dusty and dirty With a smile on her face. So those were the voices I heard late at night -- I thought I was dreaming, It gave me a fright. The pile on my floor Was at least ten feet tall, It spilled from my bedroom Then straight down the hall. Finally, my father Gave a pull real quick And from under the bed Came my lost pogo stick. Then he squirmed and he wiggled, The bed started to buck, He said, “Dear get your mother, I think that I’m stuck.” So I went to get mom As we each grabbed a foot We pulled and we tugged While my whole bedroom shook. He finally broke free As we all screamed for joy, Each of us buried Under ten feet of toys. My father just smiled, He wasn’t upset -- “Tomorrow , my sweet daughter, We’ll clean up this big mess.” He said, “There’s not a monster Under your bed. I’m afraid one couldn’t fit there Without bumping his head.” So they tucked me back in Then turned out the light, Went back to their room As we all said goodnight. But just as I started To fall back to sleep, A noise from my closet Put me back on my feet…. A. Underline for stress or loudness _______________ B.Slash for pause / C.Use a rippled line for softness ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ D.Right slow or fast for spped change. thanks for helping me out.... I didnt write it but i have to do what i asked, its for a grade....

Public Comments

1. I think the natural way it would be said would be just fine. but thats really cutee (:
2. I think it is just fine it has suspense in it like other poems I like this poem!!! Did you write it?