Stick+Boy+and+Match+Girl+in+Love



 Stick Boy liked Match Girl,

He liked her a lot.

He liked her cute figure,

he thought she was hot.  But could a flame ever burn

for a match and a stick?

It did quite literally;

he burned up quick.

Introduction: Irony is saying something but meaning the opposite. Irony is a type of figurative language, when you use figurative language you can say one thing but mean another. In Stick Boy and Match Girl in love where is irony or figurative used in this poem?

"Could a flame ever burn/ for a match and a stick?" "It did quite literally;/ he burned up quick."

Activity:
 * 1) Have students respond to the poem by having them chose something they like or from their lives
 * 2) create a short poem about it imitating Tim Burton's
 * 3) They will also draw at least two pictures depicting the events in their poem.

Conclusion: Briefly discuss what literary elements were used in Mr. Tim Burton's poem and what they used in their to make the poetry come to life.