15 Oct 2015
Posing in front of our ‘Poetry Wall of Fame' are aspiring poets Taj, Satira, Shayden, Caitlin and
Mia. ‘To be, or not to be – what is poetry?' (A twist on the Shakespearean quote from Hamlet).
Students from 5-6T have been studying various forms of poetry and poetic devices. They have
discovered that poetry can be both silly and funny, as in limericks or effective in expressing feelings
and messages, such as Japanese Haiku. Some poems rhyme, some do not.
Limmerick (Mia)
There once was a boy called Tim
Who ate a big, fat dim sim
He choked on the feast
Got ate by a beast
And that was the end of him!
Acrostic (Satira)
Bad people bully
Upbeat is the word you should hear
Loving is better than bullying
Laughing at people is worse
You can help to stop bullying
Haiku (Shayden)
Pollution is bad
It will hurt our animals
We have to stop now
Cinquain (Taj)
Beach
Hot, fun
Swimming, games, surfing
Water, waves, sun baking
Ocean
Cinquain (Caitlin)
Friends
Stick together
Love, laughter, loyalty
Break ups, make ups
BFFS