Can you write a poem about what you would put in your Magic Box

Can you write a poem about what you would put in your Magic Box

This box is a very special box and it contains things that are important to me. Let’s take a look at what’s inside

MAGIC BOX I will put into the box a snowman with a rumbling belly Kit Wright

As we read the poem, ‘The Magic Box’, see if you can identify the sights, sounds, smells and tastes that the writer puts inside the box. If you would like to listen to the author reading his poem you can use this link. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zkpmhyc

The Magic Box by Kit Wright. I will put in the box I will put in the box the swish of a silk sari on a summer night, the fire from the nostrils of a Chinese dragon, the tip of a tongue touching a tooth, a fifth season and black sun, a cowboy on a broomstick and a witch on a white horse. I will put in the box My box is fashioned from ice and gold and steel, with stars on the lid and secrets in the corners. it’s hinges are the toe joints of dinosaurs. a snowman with a rumbling belly a sip of the bluest water from Lake Lucerne a leaping spark from an electric fish. I will put in the box three violet wishes spoken in Gujarati, the last joke of an ancient Uncle and the first smile of a baby. I shall surf in my box on the great high-rolling breakers of the wild Atlantic, then wash ashore on a yellow beach the colour of the sun.

What do you notice about the pattern of the poem? How are the last two paragraphs of the poem different?

MAGIC BOX Imagine that you have a Magic Box of our own where you could store hopes and dreams, what would you put into it? I will put in the box my mother as she beams at me with pride, infectious laughter from every corner of the world, and my first, best selling novel.

I will put in the box. Questions to think about: What sort of sights would you put in the box? What sounds, smells and textures would you put in the box? What sort of dreams and feelings would you put in the box? Are there things from the natural world you want to put in, like rivers or mountains?

Sentence Starters to help with your poem I will put in the box I will put in the box sight Smell Taste Sound Dreams My box is fashioned from and and with on the lid and in the corners. It’s hinges are . The first smile from a new born baby, the soft scent of a daisy, the fizzing bubbles of pink lemonade, the call of a bossy garden bird. the happiest world I will put in the box The colours of the rainbow, the buzz of a bumble bee, the fresh smell of grass, the zing of a thunder flash. the fun of friendship My box is fashioned from dreams both old and new, with sea glass on the lid and secrets in the corners. It’s hinges are my hopes.

Every poem is different, as unique as you. What ever you want to include, you can do! Let your imagination have some fun.

Now it is your turn Your box is your own. To fill as you please. Add lots to its contents. Or just a few ideas. You can write down your ideas in a book of your own. Make a few notes and perform in your home. Record your ideas on a device of your choice You can save or share your poem for others to enjoy Or just keep it for yourself It’s up to you.

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