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My little brother
Textbook: Part 3, pp. 66–68
GoalGive general information on Hamza Imomberdiyev’s poem “Ukam”; find rhyming words in our own text and reflect on sibling love.
New words
my younger brother · ukamvalue · qadrrhyme · qofiyastanza · band
Explanation
Hamza Imomberdiyev, born in 1954, worked for many years as an editor at children’s publications and wrote more than ten books for children. The textbook has his poem “Ukam” (My little brother), which reflects sibling love and the value of a close person. We do not quote it; we read our own quatrain. A poem is made of stanzas and a stanza of lines. Rhyme is the similar sounds at line ends. Reading the lines, we find rhyming words and name the feeling of the poem.
Worked examples
Quatrain “My little sister”. When my sister laughs, the house lights up, / The yard fills with flowers. / If she is away, my room is empty, / Left alone and silent. (our own poem)
Rhymes: yorishar – bo‘lar; bo‘lib – qolib. Feeling: love and longing for a sister.
Class activity
“Finding rhymes”: children underline rhyming pairs in the quatrain, then write two lines of their own about siblings.
Practice
1
What happens when the sister laughs?
The house lights up.
2
What is the room like without her?
Completely empty
3
Name the first rhyme pair.
Yorishar – bo‘lar
4
How many lines does the quatrain have?
Four
5
What is the genre of “Ukam”?
Poem