This poem is about a kid whose mum friends them on Facebook. It uses rhyme, near rhyme, alliteration and repetition.
“My Mum Friended Me On Facebook”
By Kia West
My mum friended me on Facebook
I couldn’t turn her down
Now I can’t post pictures
Of me acting like a clown
She comments on my friends’ posts
And sends me boring memes
Her pictures are of our dog
And quotes for raising self-esteem
She corrects me on my grammar
She checks out boys I like
She copied all my pictures
To send to Uncle Mike
I don’t know how to tell her-
I love her a whole bunch-
But parents shouldn’t act like friends
That’s asking just too much!
Poetic Devices:
Rhyme
Near-rhyme
Alliteration
Repetition
Some more about this Facebook poem…
This poem uses the modern term ‘friended’ which has emerged to describe when someone is added to a friend or contact list on social media. Many children would agree that ‘friending’ a parent (accepting or sending a friend request) is not a good idea and that’s what this poem explores. It is told from the point of view of a school-age child who has had their online social life disrupted by their newly friended mother.
This poem includes the poetic device called near-rhyme; this is when words don’t have the same ending sound (as they do in a true rhyme), but they do have very similar ending sounds. Near rhyme can be found in verses two and four, for example, rhyming “bunch” with “much”. If you treat these near-rhymes as rhyme, you could say that this poem has an ABCB rhyme scheme.
*If you are under 18, having your parents as your friend on social media might be a good idea. The internet can be a weird place and they can help look out for you.
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