Moon-Mad

Look at the moon!A crescent sky-ship sailingout of a cloudy cocoon

Look at the moon!A cauldron of amberspelling, rain-come-soon

Look at the moon!A Mexican gold plateover Montezuma’s tomb

Look at the moon!A full-blown O(I was trying to avoid the word balloon)

Just open the window of your roomand look at the - wolf-raisingsea-swelling shape-shiftingmyth-making moonholding usin the bloom of a moon-lock.

Grace Nichols

p.25 Cosmic Disco

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Darkness and Light

Darkness, how I love you, Darkness,Guardian so kind over our sleep-tightKeeper of dreams until the moment is right

Light, you’re a nuisanceI’m not ready to wakeRemove your harsh faceGive me a break

Light, how I love you, LightRevealer of what I need to see and holdLighter of paths that bathe us in gold

Darkness, you’re a nuisanceYou make me stump my toeRemove your presenceAnd your gloomy shadow

Sorry, Darkness. Sorry Light – Light that becomes DarknessDarkness that becomes Light

Grace Nichols

p.76 Cosmic Disco

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You

You-

With the rivers of your arteriesand the pumping planetof your heart

You-

With the twin-suns of your eyesthat becomes half-moons at nightpulling the tides of sleep

You-

With the milky-way of your brainshooting instructions from yourfollicles to your feet

You-

with the atoms of a milliontrillion cells - A universe yourself.

Grace Nichols

p.78 Cosmic Disco

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Questions on Poems by Grace Nichols Unit 3 Day 1

Moon-Mad1) What is the poem about?

2) How many lines are there in each

stanza?

3) Find an example of two words which

rhyme?

4) Find two words that alliterate in the

same line.

5) Which is your favourite metaphor in

the poem?

Darkness and Light1) Who does the poet address?

2) How does the poet feel about

Darkness and Light at the beginning?

3) What adjective is used to describe

Light in the 2nd stanza?

4) Describe the rhyme scheme.

5) How does the poet change her mind

at the end?

You1) What is the poem about?

2) Find an example of alliteration. What

effect does this have?

3) What image is created by ‘pumping

planet’?

4) What does the metaphor of ‘half-

moons’ refer to?

5) Does it matter that this poem does

not rhyme? Explain your answer.

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Questions on Poems by Grace Nichols - Answers Unit 3 Day 1

Moon-Mad1) What is the poem about?

The Moon

2) How many lines are there in each

stanza?

three

3) Find an example of two words which

rhyme?

Any examples, moon/cocoon,

moon/soon, moon/tomb etc.

4) Find two words that alliterate in the

same line.

ship/sailing, cloudy/cocoon,

myth/making etc.

5) Which is your favourite metaphor in

the poem?

Any reasonable answer which shows

that the term metaphor is understood

Darkness and Light1) Who does the poet address?

Darkness and light

2) How does the poet feel about

Darkness and Light at the beginning?

She loves Darkness, is annoyed by Light

3) What adjective is used to describe

Light in the 2nd stanza?

nuisance (could argue ‘harsh’)

4) Describe the rhyme scheme.

It changes, is irregular, some lines

rhyme but not the same in each stanza

5) How does the poet change her mind

at the end?

She says sorry to both, seems to say that

they are the same thing that changes

from one to the other

You1) What is the poem about?

Human body, the reader

2) Find an example of alliteration. What

effect does this have?

Any example – it draws our attention,

makes it stand out

3) What image is created by ‘pumping

planet’?

Round, big, powerful, important

4) What does the metaphor of ‘half-

moons’ refer to?

The shape of the eyelids closing on the

eyes makes a half moon shape

5) Does it matter that this poem does

not rhyme? Explain your answer.

Answers along the lines of poems do not

have to rhyme, it uses other techniques,

it makes creates images without rhyme

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You!

You!Your head is like a hollow drum.You!Your eyes are like fans for blowing fire.You!Your nostril is like a mouse's hole.You!Your mouth is like a lump of mud.You!Your hands are like drum-sticks.You!Your belly is like a pot of bad water.You!Your legs are like wooden posts.You!Your backside is like a mountain-top.

Traditional (Africa)p.139 The Works 8

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Vocabulary for Villains

Fiendish, fearsome, filthy,

Revolting, rancid, vicious,

Detestable, disgusting,

Malevolent, malicious.

Ghastly, grisly, gruesome,

Menacing, atrocious,

Grim, grotesque, repulsive,

Loathsome, foul, ferocious,

Hellish, diabolical,

Hateful, hideous, mean,

Odious, malodorous,

Venomous, unclean.

Wicked, evil, ugly, vile,

Callous, cruel, spiteful,

Horrific, harsh, horrendous

Pitiless, and frightful.

I've given you the adjectives,

Now it's your turn to be clever,

Go ahead, enjoy it,

Write the vilest poem ever.

Eric Finney

p. 143 The Works 8

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I'm Telling You

I'm as wise as an owl.

I'm as cunning as a cat.

You're as slimy as a snail.

You're as dirty as a rat.

I'm as brave as a lion.

I'm as strong as an ox.

You're as weak as a kitten.

You're as sneaky as a fox.

I'm as bright as a button.

I'm as hard as nails.

You're as useless as a yacht

Without any sails.

Sean Forbes p.140 The Works 8

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Insults

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Prepositions: with, of, by, from, on, under, below, between, inside, next to, over, by, in, against

You are as lazy as a cat, stretched out in the summer's sun.

Insulting...

Example Insult Poem for adult reference - insulting a teddy bear

You!

You!You would lose your ears if they weren't stuck stitched to your head.You!You bore me with your [endless] chatter about honey and bees.You!You are as lazy as a cat, stretched out in the summer's sun.You!You sit there like a [saggy] sack of potatoes, sat slumped in the corner.You!You never help me tidy my room.You!You are as useless as a dried up felt tip.

[additions on rereading] amendments on rereading

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What is an ode?

A form of poem which praises something or someone They often speak to their subject They use formal, emotional language They build strong images They use hyperbole (exaggeration)

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Poetry Terms

Stanzas - groups of lines – a little like paragraphsRhythm - the beat of a poem – can be regular or irregularRhyme - using words having the same sound, can be the whole word or the last syllable (cheese/please)Alliteration - using words starting with the same soundSimile - describing something, using 'as' or 'like'Metaphor - describing something as being something elseOnomatopoeia - using words which make the sound they representHyperbole – exaggeration for effect

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