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Haiku
We have been looking at the Haiku in our English work this week. The Haiku is a poem that:
- Has three lines
- Has 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second and 5 in the third.
- Does not rhyme.
Can you write a Haiku, to hit one of our Layered Targets?
- Bronze - Write a Haiku to express a feeling
- Silver - Write a Haiku which includes similes or metaphors
- Gold - Write a Haiku that includes personification
Remember that to hit Gold, you need to have also ticked off Bronze and Silver. If you need any further help with writing your Haiku, check out Teya's blog entry which includes some excellent examples.
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A Grand time had passed,
Then a plague of bee's droned through,
All on a spring day
Brown leaves falling,
A crispy carpet forms,
Crunching, crunching JUMP!
The fire ran wild,
Crackling like a radio.
Terrified, I ran.
The cruel wind sweeps over,
the small boat timidly rocks,
water falls like tears.
Wind blew viciously,
trees as strong as elephants,
leaves disappearing.
The great white body,
the fin cuts through the water,
blood is like platinum.
Snowing heavily,
covering the crisp white ground,
excited children.
ice formed like diamond
hard as frozen stainless steel
the sun melts this steel
Isobel, love the "covering the crisp white ground" line. This is a really powerful image.
Oliver, great simile "hard as frozen stainless steel". It is really effective to avoid the most obvious comparisons as you have here.