Classroom Creativity

I spent a good chunk of the weekend planning and marking. (Ah, yes, the life of the English teacher). I just read through a bunch of extended metaphors that I had my Grade 10 class write as part of our poetry unit. Some of them are just pure ingenious. I have to share them. Enjoy!
Tree Person

People are like trees
hard on the outside
soft on the inside?
truth be told trees change, evolve, expand
people too

they grow big and tall
long and thick
we stretch, we curve
we stretch, we swerve
we both support the love bird

preparation is key
we all pack it away
for those rough times
when we're out of dimes

always around others
without a choice
we learn to get along
even with age
we find peace and
support each other

||insert HILARIOUS drawing of a tree with arms and its bushel of leaves as hair||

Pillows

Friends are pillows
They come in many shapes, colours
Fabrics and sizes.
They support you through thick and thin.

Everyone has different preferences in pillows,
Just as everyone is compatible with different people.

Different pillows are used for different tasks.
Some are used occasionally
and are there for you in good times,
but some are used daily
and support you in good times and in bad.

Bad pillows become lumpy quickly
but good quality ones
can last a life time.

Pillows add sparkle to any room;
they make any situation better.

Self Cut Bangs & Friends

Friends are self-cut bangs.
Bangs come in all shapes, lengths and
colors, just as people come in all
varieties.

After cutting your bangs, they'll look
awkward or unappealing, and you'll
question why you cut them. Similarly,
when you find yourself settle into a
new group of friends, you may feel
like you don't belong there.

Not long after, you'll discover that your
bangs compliment your look and they
just took a little time getting used to,
just as you feel you're starting to
belong to this new group of friends,
and that your personalities go well
together.

Occasionally, you'll feel as though your
bangs are out to get you and are
purposely not co-operating. Similarly,
you'll sometimes have disagreements
with friends and feel like they're
purposely putting you down.

If you decide that your bangs are
unsatisfactory and completely clash
with your personality, you can opt to
change the style of your bangs. If you
grow tired of your friends, you can just
ditch them, moving on to a more
suitable group.

Throughout life, the style of your bangs
will change like seasons. Likewise,
friends come and go throughout your
life, and it takes practice to find the
niche where you belong.