Special thanks to Mr. Nightingale for sharing this lesson with me!
What is the Sun?
The Sun is an orange dinghy
sailing across a calm sea.
It is a gold coin
dropped down a drain in Heaven.
The Sun is a yellow beach ball
kicked high into the summer sky.
It is a red thumb-print
on a sheet of pale blue paper.
The Sun is a milk bottle’s gold top
floating in a puddle.
We begin by looking at devices that poets use to create figurative (beyond literal meaning of words) language, imagery and sound patterns.
Metaphorically Speaking Ted Talk
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Extension:
Students are encouraged to create an image or take a photograph to compliment the mood of their weather poem.