We studied Greg O'Connell's poem, My Grandad's Hands and noticed two things.
Firstly, that Greg used a lot of interesting nouns and verbs.
Secondly, he used metaphors* to describe his grandfather.
*Similes and metaphors compare two different things in a descriptive way. A simile uses the words 'as' or 'like' but a metaphor directly compares two things by saying one thing actually is the other.
We made a list of the nouns and verbs Greg used in his poem. Nouns (words that name a thing, person, place or idea) are the bones of good writing. Verbs (action or doing words) are the muscles.
Our writers chose a person in their own family as the subject for their poem. They then focussed on hunting for interesting nouns to create surprising metaphors to describe them.
My Brother's Smile
by Phoenix
My brother's smile
is a studded soccer boot,
his smell is a
blooming flower.
His legs are tall goalposts.
His hair is a lion's mane.
He is everything to me.
My Brother's Attitude
by Alex L
My brother's attitude is like a monkey's.
His eyes are Minotaur eyes,
his hair is bark from an oak tree.
His laugh is thunder,
his voice is a frog singing in a blender,
but he's the best gaming partner
in the world.
My Brother's Face
by Ollie
My brother is a monkey,
his eyes are chicken heads,
his ears are pointy swords,
his breath is a stinky garbage bin.
His hair is striking lightning,
his nose is a carrot,
and he is a fast cheetah.
My Brother
by Farren
His smile is a shining moon.
His eyes show blooming kindness.
His smell is a lime milkshake.
His hair is dark chocolate,
it is a black thunderstorm.
Caleb is a creative poet.
I love him.
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