Monday, 11 November 2013

Ten-minute poems

We have been commemorating Armistice Day at The Grove Academy, learning about the significance of this day and holding a two-minute silence in remembrance. Following our silence, and after reading some famous poems about World War One ("In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae and "Ode of Remembrance" by Laurence Binyon), some of 5R wrote ten-minute poems on the same theme.


"Poppies", by James

The soldiers are dying
The civilians are crying.

We remember them
We cared for them

They fought against their foe
Against their woe

The poppies grow in the field
The families' feelings and sadness concealed

The poppies are red
The blood was too




"Remember", by Alfie

Remember them,
Remember them.
Side by side,
Nowhere to hide.
Country duty,
Cheating age
Enemy rage

Remember them,
Remember them.
World wars to present,
Remember the 11th of the 11th.

3 comments:

  1. James:
    :) Powerful vocabulary - concealed.
    :) Rhyme
    * Next time try to add a simile to your poem.

    Alfie:
    :) Rhyme
    :) Repetition
    * Next time try to use some alliteration.

    Lovely poems boys!

    From 6B

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  2. That was great.Excellent work done by your students.
    Meena Mishra--India

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  3. Jannah and Lucy 5R27 November 2013 at 11:46

    +Loved the rhyme
    +good adjectives
    *powerful verbs

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