For the final few weeks of term, we are looking at imagery and metaphor in poems. We read and analysed some poems like Wild Ideas and then we had a go at writing our own. Here they are.
Ocean Orchestra
Vibrato shivers
And the crescendo picks up
The waves rise to fortissimo
As the conductor uplifts his arms.
Foam washes up onto the sand
And gulls cry the soprano high notes
As alto pohutukawas sing harmony.
The great ensemble repeats the chorus.
Brianna
Wild One
Wildly unfurling, it gallops down the coast.
Clipping the rocks and chucking its head as it goes.
Flicking crest of waves on the dry sand.
Dodging the broken shells it returns.
Beyond the travelling fish the sun disappears.
Alone, still dancing.
Frolicking wildly, unable to be tamed.
By Sarah
Forest Family
My mum is the bird in the sky watching over everyone.
Paul is the baboon who is the boss of the house.
Michael is the bear, annoying and tough.
Emily is the orangutan that comes and goes.
I am the squirrel is cute and cuddly.
by Ollie
My Family
Mum is the elephant that protects us.
Dad is the hyena who plays with me .
Im the meerkat running around being crazy.
Kara is the lion strong and fierce.
Chris is the tiger looking out for me.
Together we are the animals from the jungle.
By Mackenzie
The Animal Family
My dad is the lion because he is brave and strong.
Mum is the lioness because she takes good care of us.
Liam is the tiger because he protects the family.
I'm the fox that protects the family too.
By Samantha
Animal Family
My mum is the lioness that cares for us.
Dad is the tiger that protects us from every thing that tries to hurt us.
I'm the kiwi that sleeps at day and hunts at night.
JR is the jaguar that plays around with dad and keeps everyone active.
Andre is the tiger cub that stays cute and hangs around with mum.
Together we are a family of mixed animals.
Freedom
Medicine Cupboard
My family is a medicine cupboard
Mum is the bandage that patches us up.
Dad is the plasters that makes us feel better.
Katelyn is the panadol so the pain goes away.
Summer is the vitamins that gives us the energy to get through the day.
Trent, last but not l'm the cupboard thats keeps us all together.
Trent
Back lawn
Mum is the flowers, she makes the family bloom
Dad is the shovel that digs out the weeds
Benjamin is the trees to give us shelter
I'm the lawn to look nice for the family
Jake and Ryan are the bushes to take up space
Daniel
The Jungle Family
My father is the man-eating lion that protects our family from hunters.
My mother is the strongest bear in the forest that no one messes with.
My sister is the cheeky little monkey who always gets in trouble.
I'm the squirrel monkey who always looks out for my sister when she needs it most.
Sam
Fiery Racing
Gun fires
Race ignites
A flicker of fiery light
Emerges from the wood
Leading the pack
Rising higher
Growing louder
Rapidly increasing its velocity
Pressure to the leader
Applied by waves of heat
Pushes it to its peak
Smothered by its followers
Lacking oxygen
It smoulders
To ashes
By Jake
My Family Tree
Dad is the powerful tree that watches over.
Mum is the healthy roots that keeps us all together.
My brothers are the birds that tweeter through the trees.
My sisters are the fruits that feeds the family.
And I'm the leaves that sway around the ground.
Temaria
Bring It In
Shot sinks in.
I make him run.
Knowing that one wrong footstep
Can, and will, bring him back
To square number one.
Another shot down.
He finds this fun.
Quickly gets retrieved,
Running like a gun.
Eager for the thrill and adrenaline,
Panting, exhausted,
He keeps going,
Directly under the sun.
Needs a break.
He needs water.
Bones ache
Ball toss perfectly straight.
Smash it.
Give it your all.
Don’t hold back.
So where will you find me?
Down at the courts.
Matthew
Machinery Yard
A bulldozer is a rhinoceros, smashing whatever is in it's path.
The wrecking ball is a shark destroying a concrete wall.
A digger is a rabbit digging up the land
A helicopter is a pterodactyl I with it's eyes in the sky.
A motorbike is a cheetah screaming quickly to the end.
By Logan
Speed increases
Speed increases as it passes each player,
It jumps in mid year just out of reach.
There’s still enough energy to carry on,
but it slows down just to pass the opposition.
Its feet slam onto the hard solid court,
It can’t move or it will count as a step.
As it dodges the hands of the opposition the ball gets to the goal. Girls’ ponytails sway as if lambs tails,
flying around in joy.
By Billie
Casting Out
The furry wire sways in the wind.
The waves bark at me.
I smell his ghastly breath in the wind.
I pat the rods fluffy handle and start to feed the beast.
It barks again as I drag it onto the beach.
He tries to pull it away from me.
It flops as I sink a knife into its head.
I peel the scales off its flesh.
Alex
Garden Family
My Dad is the shovel, the shield of the garden protecting it.
Mum is the flowers, the cheerleader of the garden cheering on vegetables and plants to grow nice and strong.
My cat is the sprinkler,calming the wind.
Billie is the bush that is nice and lovely and helps you to grow strong.
I'm the fruit tree and I give the garden shade when it needs it the most, to protect it from getting sun burnt
Jazzy Jeff
Garden Family
Mum is the soil holding all of us.
Cyril is the shovel keeping away the weeds.
Braxton&Mila are pansies, delicate and needing attention.
Kaitlen is a tree, protecting us.
Logan is like an oak tree strong, and giving us protecting from the sun.
Sasha is beautiful rose, full of colour.
By Sasha
Dog and Car
Two eyes shines immensely
Four legs, ready to travel
Ears severely getting hit by the air
Not a bad day for a morning jog
It roared before it started the expedition
It can last for hours, but don't make it overheat
Or it explodes
Why don't we make it rest every hour?
Oh, no. It needs some fuel.
I fed it some Canned tuna with beef
Now, it needs some water to drink
Time for another journey!
By: John Rey
The Animal Family
My Father is the mighty lion of the jungle he keeps everyone safe from animal hunters.
My Mother is the queen of all bears she rules the forest.
My Brother is the Jaguar He climbs all trees and chops them down immediately.
My Sister is the little cute chipmunk she came from a bird egg and grew up as a chipmunk she is the fastest nut eater of all chipmunks.
And Im the cheetah fast and tough who always hunts other animals for food.
By: Pippo
Ocean Orchestra
Vibrato shivers
And the crescendo picks up
The waves rise to fortissimo
As the conductor uplifts his arms.
Foam washes up onto the sand
And gulls cry the soprano high notes
As alto pohutukawas sing harmony.
The great ensemble repeats the chorus.
Brianna
Wild One
Wildly unfurling, it gallops down the coast.
Clipping the rocks and chucking its head as it goes.
Flicking crest of waves on the dry sand.
Dodging the broken shells it returns.
Beyond the travelling fish the sun disappears.
Alone, still dancing.
Frolicking wildly, unable to be tamed.
By Sarah
Forest Family
My mum is the bird in the sky watching over everyone.
Paul is the baboon who is the boss of the house.
Michael is the bear, annoying and tough.
Emily is the orangutan that comes and goes.
I am the squirrel is cute and cuddly.
by Ollie
My Family
Mum is the elephant that protects us.
Dad is the hyena who plays with me .
Im the meerkat running around being crazy.
Kara is the lion strong and fierce.
Chris is the tiger looking out for me.
Together we are the animals from the jungle.
By Mackenzie
The Animal Family
My dad is the lion because he is brave and strong.
Mum is the lioness because she takes good care of us.
Liam is the tiger because he protects the family.
I'm the fox that protects the family too.
By Samantha
Animal Family
My mum is the lioness that cares for us.
Dad is the tiger that protects us from every thing that tries to hurt us.
I'm the kiwi that sleeps at day and hunts at night.
JR is the jaguar that plays around with dad and keeps everyone active.
Andre is the tiger cub that stays cute and hangs around with mum.
Together we are a family of mixed animals.
Freedom
Medicine Cupboard
My family is a medicine cupboard
Mum is the bandage that patches us up.
Dad is the plasters that makes us feel better.
Katelyn is the panadol so the pain goes away.
Summer is the vitamins that gives us the energy to get through the day.
Trent, last but not l'm the cupboard thats keeps us all together.
Trent
Back lawn
Mum is the flowers, she makes the family bloom
Dad is the shovel that digs out the weeds
Benjamin is the trees to give us shelter
I'm the lawn to look nice for the family
Jake and Ryan are the bushes to take up space
Daniel
The Jungle Family
My father is the man-eating lion that protects our family from hunters.
My mother is the strongest bear in the forest that no one messes with.
My sister is the cheeky little monkey who always gets in trouble.
I'm the squirrel monkey who always looks out for my sister when she needs it most.
Sam
Fiery Racing
Gun fires
Race ignites
A flicker of fiery light
Emerges from the wood
Leading the pack
Rising higher
Growing louder
Rapidly increasing its velocity
Pressure to the leader
Applied by waves of heat
Pushes it to its peak
Smothered by its followers
Lacking oxygen
It smoulders
To ashes
By Jake
My Family Tree
Dad is the powerful tree that watches over.
Mum is the healthy roots that keeps us all together.
My brothers are the birds that tweeter through the trees.
My sisters are the fruits that feeds the family.
And I'm the leaves that sway around the ground.
Temaria
Bring It In
Shot sinks in.
I make him run.
Knowing that one wrong footstep
Can, and will, bring him back
To square number one.
Another shot down.
He finds this fun.
Quickly gets retrieved,
Running like a gun.
Eager for the thrill and adrenaline,
Panting, exhausted,
He keeps going,
Directly under the sun.
Needs a break.
He needs water.
Bones ache
Ball toss perfectly straight.
Smash it.
Give it your all.
Don’t hold back.
So where will you find me?
Down at the courts.
Matthew
Machinery Yard
A bulldozer is a rhinoceros, smashing whatever is in it's path.
The wrecking ball is a shark destroying a concrete wall.
A digger is a rabbit digging up the land
A helicopter is a pterodactyl I with it's eyes in the sky.
A motorbike is a cheetah screaming quickly to the end.
By Logan
Speed increases
Speed increases as it passes each player,
It jumps in mid year just out of reach.
There’s still enough energy to carry on,
but it slows down just to pass the opposition.
Its feet slam onto the hard solid court,
It can’t move or it will count as a step.
As it dodges the hands of the opposition the ball gets to the goal. Girls’ ponytails sway as if lambs tails,
flying around in joy.
By Billie
Casting Out
The furry wire sways in the wind.
The waves bark at me.
I smell his ghastly breath in the wind.
I pat the rods fluffy handle and start to feed the beast.
It barks again as I drag it onto the beach.
He tries to pull it away from me.
It flops as I sink a knife into its head.
I peel the scales off its flesh.
Alex
Garden Family
My Dad is the shovel, the shield of the garden protecting it.
Mum is the flowers, the cheerleader of the garden cheering on vegetables and plants to grow nice and strong.
My cat is the sprinkler,calming the wind.
Billie is the bush that is nice and lovely and helps you to grow strong.
I'm the fruit tree and I give the garden shade when it needs it the most, to protect it from getting sun burnt
Jazzy Jeff
Garden Family
Mum is the soil holding all of us.
Cyril is the shovel keeping away the weeds.
Braxton&Mila are pansies, delicate and needing attention.
Kaitlen is a tree, protecting us.
Logan is like an oak tree strong, and giving us protecting from the sun.
Sasha is beautiful rose, full of colour.
By Sasha
Dog and Car
Two eyes shines immensely
Four legs, ready to travel
Ears severely getting hit by the air
Not a bad day for a morning jog
It roared before it started the expedition
It can last for hours, but don't make it overheat
Or it explodes
Why don't we make it rest every hour?
Oh, no. It needs some fuel.
I fed it some Canned tuna with beef
Now, it needs some water to drink
Time for another journey!
By: John Rey
The Animal Family
My Father is the mighty lion of the jungle he keeps everyone safe from animal hunters.
My Mother is the queen of all bears she rules the forest.
My Brother is the Jaguar He climbs all trees and chops them down immediately.
My Sister is the little cute chipmunk she came from a bird egg and grew up as a chipmunk she is the fastest nut eater of all chipmunks.
And Im the cheetah fast and tough who always hunts other animals for food.
By: Pippo