My I hear.

I hear

L.I. Literary devices: Simile and metaphor

Using a model to create our own poetic writing

Onomatopoeia

When I think of school

I hear

High shouts tossed

Like juggled balls in windy yards, and lost

In gutters, treetops, all.

And always, somewhere.

Piano-notes water-fall

And small sharp voices wail.

A monster-roar surges – 'Goal!'

The bell.

Then doors slam. There's the kick, scuff, stamp of shoes

Down corridors that trap and trail echoes.

Desk-tops thud with books, kit-bags,

A child's ghost screams as her chair's pulled back.

Laughter bubbles up and bursts.

Screech-owl whistles. Quick-fox quarrel-flares.

The voice barks 'QUIET!'

All sit. All wait.

Till scraped chalk shrieks

And whispers creep.

Cough. Ruler crack. Desk creak.

And furtive into the silence comes

A tiny mouse-scrabbling of pens.

Scamper. Stop. Scamper. Stop. Tiptoe

And there, just outside the top window

As if it had never ceased to be

But only needed listening to

A scatter of birdsong, floating free.

Berlie Doherty

‘High shouts tossed like juggled balls...’ is an example of

‘laughter bubbles up and bursts...’ is an example of

Highlight three examples of onomatopoeia from the poem.

Think of a place that you know very well, list 8 things that you can always hear there

- Kids talking in class rooms.

- Bird sing in trees.

- Kids sing in classrooms.

- Trees blowing in the wind.

- Door opening by teachers and kids.

- Keyboard clicking.

- Teacher talking.

- Kids reading books.

Use the list and the model to create your own ‘I hear’ poem

SC:

All capital letters and full stops used correctly

Must use onomatopoeia

Have at least one simile and one metaphor

At least 5 verses

No spelling or grammatical mistakes

When i think of school  hear kids reading books in classes.

I can hear keyboard clicking in the class room.

I can hear kids and teachers open and closing doors.

When i think of scary dog they bark like a little dog.

When i hear rats crushing on cheese the all squeak.