Qr, S Versability

By Roger J. Maderia

The sixth book in the Versability series which takes the enjoyment of verse that you may have had with nursery rhymes, jingles and songs, and puts it into a dictionary of common nouns. Then it takes these common nouns and groups them into categories rather than alphabetical order and defines them in the context of verse. Finally a RHYME TIME challenge is added on each page to encourage repetition and a family or friendly game.
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 11, 2015
• ISBN: 9781514430125

Roger J. Maderia

Roger Maderia was a teacher for 35 years in the town of Wilmington, MA. He always enjoyed poetry and tried to incorporate some of this enjoyment into his teaching. In his retirement, he has tried to use verse in advertisements and cards, along with song writing, label making, and story telling. He considers VERSABILITY as the ability to put any written work into verse and works at it diligently. As the father of five and the grandfather of fourteen, he now has a new audience for his verse. With his Books of Versability, he hopes to make that audience much larger.

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Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Foreword

Qr

S

DEDICATION

To a most fantastic family

I give this dedication,

extended by students and friends

who have been my inspiration.

INTRODUCTION

Roger Maderia was raised in Cambridge, MA near Longfellow’s spreading chestnut trees. Maybe this is why he has always enjoyed poetry. Now he is a retired teacher, having 35 years of experience in Wilmington, MA. He has always tried to incorporate this enjoyment into his teaching of Reading and Language Arts.

In his retirement, he has finally had the time to use this poetry in a new and innovative way which he calls Versability : the ability to enrich vocabulary and put other writing into verse. It has been used in ads, cards, labels, invitations and songs.

This is a dictionary of common nouns, but meanings are in the context of verse, so it is far more enjoyable to read and hear over and over again. This repetition can build a vocabulary of new words and enhance vocabulary that is already known. The added RHYME TIME challenge just makes retention better. It encourages rereading and adds a challenge and some fun to learning.

Blue Ink Reviews calls Versability "a delightful device to remind adults and students alike that stretching one’s vocabulary can be a noble - and surprisingly challenging - pursuit. Think Dr. Seuss meets Wheel of Fortune.

FOREWORD

Versatility is the ability to do many things competently. We have created the word versability which is the ability to put many things competently into verse.

Because simple phrases and rhymes are often remembered much more easily than dictionary meanings, these books are created to give the reader a brief meaning of a word, in the context of verse. They also focus on only common nouns to be less confusing and to enrich the vocabulary through the knowledge of things.

This is the sixth book of the series and consists of about 150 pages of verse to include over 3500 common nouns beginning with the letters QR and S. More than 2300 in book S alone. Naturally, some books will consist of more letters until we get to the final one which will be the UVWXYZ Book of Versability.

In the versability dictionary words will not occur in alphabetical order because these books will attempt to group things by categories to assist with meaning retention. Therefore, when the reader is trying to remember the meaning of the word auk, he may remember that it rhymed with hawk, which is a bird. That’s versability.

Each page will also contain a challenge called RHYME TIME. It uses one of the underlined words to fill in one blank and the reader has to think of a rhyming word for the second blank. A navy foot covering is a _____ _____. (blue shoe). Sometimes the challenge will be PRIME RHYME TIME : A recently purchased navy foot covering is a ____ _____ _____. (new blue shoe). In each full book there will be a PRIME RHYME TIME SUBLIME to figure out four rhyming words from the clues. Answers always appear two pages away from the puzzle.

Each page is designed to be read three times. Once for the meter and rhyme. Again for learning new words and lastly to solve the RHYME TIME puzzle.

An index, in alphabetical order, of all words with pages on which the words appear, is provided at the end of each book so the reader can easily refer back to each word, its verse, and its versability.

QR

Since we work with common nouns

and there aren’t a lot in Q.

We put them in with R words

and categorized them, too.

R begins so many words,

too many with the prefix re.

So when it means again

there is redundancy.

You will not see a rewriter

because he just writes things again.

You will find the royal regents

who are powerful ruling men.

Reversibility is a noun that is good,

since reverse is an opposite way.

We try some versability:

verse again and again every day.

We also continue our rhyme times

even on a different page 1.

We think they are good reinforcement

and a resource for challenging fun.

RHYME TIME

A smarter editor

is a _______ ____________.

We’ll start our romp through Q and R

with a quad which is one of four.

Quadruplets are four little babies.

Quadragenarians are forty or more.

A quint may be a quintuplet.

This has five in the set.

Quinquagenarians are in their fifties.

Five singers make one quintet.

A recruit is a brave new soldier.

A rookie takes a first year place.

A qualifier gets in the very first round.

or is able to enter the race.

A racer is a runner on the racetrack.

Regulators are officials setting rules.

Ringmasters emcee shows at the circus.

Quizmasters have quizzes in the schools.

The royalty are the ruling monarchs.

A queenship is the rank of a queen.

Royalists are supporters of these rulers.

A regency may be a reign between.

A rajah is a Southeast Asian ruler.

The rani is a woman or his wife.

The rabbinate is the post of a rabbi,

a leader for all Jewish life.

RHYME TIME

A cruel female monarch

is a ______ ______.

Quitters would not be quarterfinalists.

Quarterfinals are two steps from the champs.

Reflexologists practice reflexology,

message therapy to keep away the cramps.

Unfortunately many Rs are impish rascals.

Raiders make raids for robbery.

Rustlers are robbers or horse thieves.

Renegades may be rebels that we see.

A rapscallion is another noted rascal.

Revelers cause revelry or noise.

A rowdy can cause a lot of raucousness.

A racketeer can be a ringleader to boys.

Ruffians and roughnecks can be violent.

A ripper is a murderer with a knife.

Ravagers and ransackers are like reavers:

reprobates with no respect for life.

Too many rogues are on our R word roster,

but rivals can bring forth a rivalry.

Ramrods are some strict overseers.

Rangers are a good authority.

A reverend is a part of Christian clergy:

the religious like a rector or a nun.

Religionism is a zeal for religion,

expanding righteousness in everyone.

RHYME TIME

An odder voice of authority

is a ________ __________.

Answer (brighter rewriter)

Fans are the rooters at a rally.

A roomie or roommate lives with you.

Many times they’re residents in college,

where a rower joins a water racing crew.

A raftsman is in charge of a raft.

A rancher is the owner of a ranch.

Roofers are repairmen for the roofs.

A rosarian prunes the rose bush’s branch.

A rhabdomancer uses a divining rod.

A radiesthetist is just about the same.

They search for underground water.

Rainmakers have a cloud spraying fame.

Ragmen and ragpickers deal with rags.

A ragamuffin was a neglected child.

A runaway runs from harm or confinement,

and may become a recluse in the wild.

A railwayman is another railroader.

He works for the railroad every day.

A railbird is a fan of horse racing.

He watches at the rail in hopes of pay.

A raconteur tells entertaining stories.

A reporter does reports for the news.

A reviewer is the reader of new books

and has the job to write honest reviews.

RHYME TIME

The horseracing fan between person two and four

is the _______ __________.

Answer (mean queen)

The redcoats