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P4 pupils from Victoria Primary had great fun finding
out about the history of the alphabet with Christian McEwen. Then, inspired
by the shapes of the letters, they wrote acrostic poems using their own
names as the 'spine' words.
Rebecca
R is like a Parrot screaming
E is like a flat hill ready to be climbed
B is like a foot
E is like a swing that's half forgotten
C is like a rainbow hidden away in the dark world
C is a thin moon in the sky
A is like half a witch's hat
Liam
L is like a king sitting on his throne
I is like a stick with super powers
A is like a squashed balloon
M is like an open book.
Callum
C is like a wonderful rainbow with wonderful colours
A is like a mountain with clouds on it
L is like a streetlamp shining in the night
L is like a seat with a cramped man sitting on it
U looks like a cup with a broken handle
M is like a W only it is upsidedown
Victoria
V is like a crocodile catching a monkey
I is like a soldier standing tall
C is like an arm of a chair
T is like the cross of god
O is like a falling stone
R is like man leaning on a wall
I is like a table leg
A is like a man with a pointy hat
Molly
M is two sharp teeth
O is a light coloured orange
L is me sitting next to a wall
L is the corner of the library
Y is for sharp white horns
Thomas
T is a nail stuck in wood
H is like a rusty gate
O is like a full moon
M is like a tooth.
A is like an arrow pointing up
S is like a piece of spaghetti twisted
Charlotte
C is like an egg cracked in half for a cake
H is like a ladder climbing up to a fire in a window
A is like an arrow pointing forward
R is like a duck sideways looking for bread
L is like person's back and legs
O is like the bright moon shining all over Scotland
T is like a pogo stick jumping over Britain
T is like a hammer hammering into wood
E is like a bed with a pillow and covers
Kris
K is like a rabbit with spiky ears
R is like a mum having a baby
I is like a streetlamp
S is like a fierce snake
Ruth
R is like a man walking, walking never stopping
U is a valley with galloping horses
T is like a tree in a great green forest with clear streams
H is like a bed warm and snug awaiting its occupier
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