I love it because Kit Wright has described some truly wonderful things. Some of them only exist in the imagination and could never really be put in a box. He has used wonderful vocabulary to describe these images and you can really imagine what they would look, sound or feel like. I also love the way the poem sounds when you read it aloud. Especially the first line, 'the swish of a silk sari on a summer night.' The alliteration (repetition of the 's' sound) really helps it to slip off the tongue.
You may choose one of the following tasks:
1) Can you continue the poem? What would you put into the magic box? Write three verses that describe what you would put into the box.
2) What is your favourite poem? Choose your favourite poem and write it up neatly on paper. You may decorate it if you like. Can you also explain why you like it? Which are your favourite words, images or sentences?
Talking turkeys
ReplyDeleteBe nice to yu turkeys this christmas
Cos' turkeys just wanna hav fun
Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked
An every turkey has a Mum.
Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas,
Don't eat it, keep it alive,
It could be yu mate, an not on your plate
Say, Yo! Turkey I'm on your side.
I got lots of friends who are turkeys
An all of dem fear christmas time,
Dey wanna enjoy it, dey say humans destroyed it
An humans are out of dere mind,
Yeah, I got lots of friends who are turkeys
Dey all hav a right to a life,
Not to be caged up an genetically made up
By any farmer an his wife.
Turkeys just wanna play reggae
Turkeys just wanna hip-hop
Can yu imagine a nice young turkey saying,
'I cannot wait for de chop',
Turkeys like getting presents, dey wanna watch christmas TV,
Turkeys hav brains an turkeys feel pain
In many ways like yu an me.
I once knew a turkey called........ Turkey
He said "Benji explain to me please,
Who put de turkey in christmas
An what happens to christmas trees?",
I said "I am not too sure turkey
But it's nothing to do wid Christ Mass
Humans get greedy an waste more dan need be
An business men mek loadsa cash'.
Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas
Invite dem indoors fe sum greens
Let dem eat cake an let dem partake
In a plate of organic grown beans,
Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas
An spare dem de cut of de knife,
Join Turkeys United an dey'll be delighted
An yu will mek new friends 'FOR LIFE'.
By Benjamin Zephaniah
I like the poem talking turkeys because it is very funny and i have heard that Benjamin Zephaniah is a vegan and he only eats veg so he wrote this poem to persuade people who eat meat and who eat flesh that they need to eat veg only!Can Benjamin Zephaniah Persuade you?
You chose a really good poem Misbha Well Done
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I will put in the box,
ReplyDeleteMemories of me and my
friends drawing at the
end of the peaceful round
I will put in the box,
My cute stuffed dog that
I pretend it is real and
is a good friend of mine
I will put in the box,
The the big big see in
the open world,so I could
Listen too the see each day
A great poem Fabian!
DeleteI will put in the box ...
ReplyDeleteA shooting star, shooting in the sky.
A golden moon, shining through the clouds.
A red dinosaur roaring in the back round.
I will put in the box ...
Green sky with blue grass.
A polar bear cub, snuggling up with it's mum.
The yellowest flowers growing in the huge fields.
I will put in the box ...
A purple potion and a tall giraffe.
A potato the size of a couch.
and the first sprinkle of snow on December.
By Arjun
Big Ben
I will put in the box...
ReplyDeletethe hot essencse of a chilli,
the soul of a human,
the worrior spirit of a lion
I will put in the box...
the reflection of my self,
the shadow of a dragon,
the heat of the magma.
I will put in the box...
the light of the sun,
the growth of a plant,
the explosion of a bomb.
My favourite poem is chocolate cake by michael rosen because it is funny. My favourite line is when he says I love chocolate cake. I like michael rosen because he makes actions for his poems. He makes sure that he has rhythm while reciting the poem. This poem represents a child's love, affection and excitement for chocolate cake.My favourite part of the poem is when Micheal Rosen makes funny faces.
ReplyDeleteI will put in the box...
ReplyDeleteA snowman that has a fat belly,
A baby that is holding a wond,
a baby breathing fire.
I will put in the box...
a Pokemon that is washing its its hand,
a chines dragon that breathing water,
a walking snowman touching a humans heart.
I will put in the box...
a alien that is slimy,
a crocodile that is eating a dinosaur,
all of my school friends in the box.
I will put in the box...
chats worth school in the box.
Funny poem Raqib Ali
DeleteEesha
I WILL put in the box
ReplyDelete-three scales of the loch ness moster ,Nessie is his name
-handful of hair from the lion's mane
-and don't forget to put
I will put into the box...
-pinch of sand from sahara the biggest desert
-beautiful shiny button from my Daddy's shirt
-shiny magic stone from my garden in the dirt
I will put into the box ...
-sealed golden bottle where Genie is sleeping inside
-two crazy floppy hamsters when playing on the slide
-I want to put my Pokemoon...but his somewhere hide
Great poem I really liked it
DeleteThe Magic Box:
ReplyDeleteI will put into the box:
A bounce of a happy yellow sponge ball, The tip of the rain dropped onto a nose, A smile of a child getting a present, A touch of a sheep felling warm inside.
I will magic up into my box:
A lollipop as sweet as candy, A turkey being baked in an oven, A shaker been shaken as hard as can be,
A child’s face bloom open
I will pour into my box:
A cake being baked by a precious mum, The taste of a red, juicy looking plum, A scrumptious super strawberry being bitten by a beautiful bluebird .
By Eesha Mann
Part 2
The magic box 2
Ten dancing dinosaurs:
Ten dancing dinosaurs in a chorus line:
ONE FELL AND SPLIT HER SKIRT, then there were nine.
Nine dancing dinosaurs at a village fete
One was raffled as a prize then there were 8
8 on a pier in devon:
One fell over board, then there were 7
7 dancing dinosaurs performing magic tricks
One did a disappearing act, the there were 6
6 dancing dinosaurs learning how to jive
One got twisted in a knot, then there were 5
5 dancing dinosaurs gyrating on the floor,
One crashed through the floorboards, then there were 4
4 dancing dinosaurs waltzing in the sea
A mermaid kidnaped one, then there were three
3 dancing dinosaurs head banging in the zoo
One knocked himself out, then there were 2
2 dancing dinosaurs rocking round the sun
One got sun stroked, then there was one
1 dancing dinosaur climbed aboard a plane
Flew off to Alaska and was never seen again.
Fast food:
ReplyDeleteA ham burger sat in a ham burger bar,
Waiting to be fried,
“No one is going to put me,” it said,
“Into anyone’s inside,”
Eating me is cruel, eating me is murder,
You can’t catch me I’m the speedy ham burger.
So up jumped the ham burger, ran out of the bar,
“Hey, come back here!” said the ham burger cook,
“You work and get very far,”
Ham burger rolled out of the door and off down the street,
Who do you think was the person ham burger happened to meet?
Lollipop lady was walking home with a lollipop in her hand,
“Get out of the way!” ham burger yelled,
“I’m the fastest in the land,”
“Catch that ham burger!” the cook yelled out,
Lollipop lady turned and gave ham burger a shout.
“Hey little ham burger you can’t run away,”
Ham burger rushed past he just had time to say,
Eating me is cruel, eating me is murder,
You can’t catch me I’m the speedy ham burger.
Ham burger cook and lollipop lady ran off the street,
Who do you think the next person ham burger happened to meet?
Lemonade boy, with lemonade bottles was loading up the van,
When ham burger rushed pass shouting,
“I’m the fastest in the land,”
Catch that ham burger,” said ham burger cook,
“It’s trying to run away,
“We can’t catch the little…” lollipop lady began to say.
“I’ll catch it.” screamed lemonade boy,
“I’m really fast,”
Just then, he heard Ham burger shout,
As he went hurtling past,
Eating me is cruel, eating me is murder,
You can’t catch me I’m the speedy ham burger.
By Micheal Rosen
I like this poem because it has a good rhythm and repetition. My favourite sentence is, eating me is cruel, eating me is murder, you can’t catch me I’m the speedy ham burger. This is my favourite phrase because it is catchy and it creates an image inside my head of a talking ham burger.
My favourite poem is "Don't throw mustard at your custard" by Micheal Rosen. I like it because in the first verse, Micheal Rosen said "don't do don't do don't do that". I also like it because at the last verse of the poem, he kept repeating don't throw fruit at a computer. Lastly, I liked it because in two of the verses, it said "Who do they think I am? Some kind of fool?"
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