Opening the Soul
By: Pierce Garbett
April 2018
Dedication I dedicate this book to my parents and Mrs. Schwartzman
Opening the Soul
Table of Contents The Silent Sheep (alliteration)..................................1-2 Lucky Duck (assonance).....................................3-4 The School Bells Ring (onomatopoeia)..................................5-6 The Life of a Ball (personification)...............................7-8 The Book Tells a Story (imagery)......................................9-10 A Fun Night Out (rhyme).......................................11-12 Inside Feelings (simile/metaphor).............................13-14 Love at First Sight (tone)........................................15-16 Broken Heart/Happy Heart (mood)....................................... 17-18 So Much Homework (hyperbole)...................................19-20 History Day (Allusion)....................................21-22 A-Team (Sonnet)......................................22-24
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The Silent Sheep
On a farm in Texas Stood a silent sheep An animal so precious Never made a peep Whether its water was taken Or someone stole all the bacon She stayed a silent sheep She helped every animal All through the farm She was the sweetest And caused no harm Though she said nothing She was still loving And always stayed a silent sheep
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Lucky Duck
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Once upon a time There was a baby duck This duck was very lonely It didn’t have friends, if only However, he was very lucky One time he got cut And then he was stuck But the duck was still lucky All the other ducks laughed They said, “You’re nothing like us.” In fact he just fell in the mud Then he was done! He went to the other ducks And punched them in the face This would teach them Not to mess with the lucky duck
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The School Bells Ring Oh the time when school starts The loud ringing of the early bell The sad feelings I get when it’s time to start the day The yelling and screaming coming from everywhere in the classroom The screeching of the morning announcement telling of later activities When the morning bell rings Oh lunch time The best time to unwind Shouting coming from outside And whispering coming from inside Everywhere is the sound of crunching and chewing My least favorite bell when I hear the chiming calling the end of lunch When the lunch bell rings Finally it is here The dismissal bell has rung All the moaning and groaning gone Their is chatter all around Of kids excited to go home Lots of parents honking their horns For their kids to get in When the dismissal bell rings
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The Life of a Ball It’s a ball’s life for me! Each bounce brings people joy and happiness The hoop yawns at me before I fall through the net It tickles whenever someone scores. But after the game, my life is awful Locked away inside a closet No other balls to talk to The closet door laughs in my face knowing that I am trapped Until another human plays with me again And then the cycle repeats. It’s a ball’s life for me!
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The Book Tells a Story Just got a new book from the library Excited to read. The new book smell Of sweet vanilla Touching the newest edition Very rough to the touch Getting through the first chapter Learning about the terrible backstory. Looking at every single page Words all around Absorbing all the knowledge Characters eating dinner I too can taste the food with them I hear them laughing Deep in conversation However, I am suspicious Of what is to come
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A Fun Night Out
I’m so excited for today Now that it’s the end of May Summer break about to start The joy beating rapidly in my heart Having a huge party Trying not to be tardy All my friends are here I’m so happy I could begin to tear After the night is done My mom asks if I had fun I tell her it was so fun I could weep But I was so tired, I had to go to sleep.
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Inside Feelings
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Inside my concrete skull Lie many emotions Sometimes I find myself playing tennis like a pro Sometimes I play like a baby My brain can occasionally be an egg But sometimes it is a walnut When I get made fun of I turn as red as a fire The rage inside me builds up Although I try to keep it to myself I work hard like a slave I am a dog I train and I work I will try my best to achieve my goals
Love at
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The beautiful girl caught my eye As she went to sit down All alone at the party Dressed in a stunning white gown When I went to approach her She told me get lost
First Sight
She said she had a boyfriend And she didn’t want him to feel double crossed Sitting at the party again Drink in hand Forgetting about what happened And just listening to the band
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Broken Heart
heart being shattered Like a glass I feel as though I have A big rain cloud over my head A million people laughing At my absolute failure at love A big broken bruise Stays over my heart
(poetry devices used: simile, hyperbole, enjambment, alliteration)
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Happy Heart
My heart is dancing with joy The girl of my dreams said yes Our date is scheduled tomorrow She said she would wear Her finest dress I feel like a bomb Waiting to explode with delight This has officially been The best night.
(poetry devices used: personification, rhyme scheme, enjambment, simile)
So Much So much homework I have to go home to A thousand things assigned that tonight I must do Starting off with English Writing millions of poems for a book This is just one class I just feel so shook
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Homework
20 After what feels like 5 hours I finished with the English work Now it’s finally time for math Homework is like a big jerk Finished math in 30 seconds Now I’m going to bed Homework is not very fun I try to fall asleep But realize that something is still left undone.
Going to school today Knowing it’s very special Everyone gets to dress up As their favorite ancient people I get to school Looking like Falstaff Searching for my friends Who also dressed up historically
History
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Day
22 I find Yannik Rahman I say, “Wow, who are you supposed to be,” He says, “I’m Don Quixote, the best hero” Looking for Oliver Lee When I find him I see He’s dressed like Hamlet
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24 Sonnet A-Team The girl’s money flew away in a day Her clothes torn and ripped, eye bags are like weights No technology, but she found a way Walking down the street, has an awkward gait Saw her last night, she was high as a kite Looking for a solution to her life Finding a way to get a line of white Pondering, waiting for the after life When it was too cold, she stayed in her home Lighting her heart up with a couple grams Selling her love to a man named Jerome She had to deal with a couple of scams Slowly drifting away to her dream world She finally entered her brand new world