Poetry of Fables, Fairies, and Fauna Fables, Fairies, and Fauna    

Lesson 51: Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bite

by Isaac Watts

Performer: Librivox - Kara Shallenberg

Directions

Study the poem for one week.

Over the week:

• Read or listen to the poem.
• Review the synopsis.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bite advises children they were not meant to bark, bite, growl, and fight like dogs, bears, and lions.

Vocabulary

Delight: Please someone greatly.
Nature: The basic or inherent features of something.
Passion: Strong and barely controllable emotion.
Tear: Pull or rip apart.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Recite the Title, the Poet's Name, and the Poem

• Each day this week, recite aloud the title of the poem, the name of the poet, and the poem. Instructors may need to prompt children line-by-line.

Activity 2: Study the Poem's Companion Painting

• Study the painting below, and describe it in your own words.

Find the following in the companion painting:

• Dogs (3)
• Mouse
• Cage
• White Cloth
• Red Collar
• Pink Tongues
• Sharp Teeth
• Black Noses

Activity 3: Narrate the Poem

• After reading or listening to each verse of the poem, narrate the verse events aloud using your own words.

Activity 4: Color the Poem   

• Click the crayon above, and complete page 54 of 'Poetry Coloring Pages for First Grade.'

Review

Question 1

What is the title of the poem?

1 / 3

Answer 1

The title of the poem is 'Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bite.'

1 / 3

Question 2

What happens in the poem?

2 / 3

Answer 2

The poem advises children they were not meant to bark and bite at each other like dogs.

2 / 3

Question 3

Who are the characters in the poem?

3 / 3

Answer 3

The narrator, the audience (children), dogs, bears, and lions.

3 / 3

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1. What is the title of the poem? The title of the poem is 'Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bite.'
2. What happens in the poem? The poem advises children they were not meant to bark and bite at each other like dogs.
3. Who are the characters in the poem? The narrator, the audience (children), dogs, bears, and lions.