Ode

Success Criteria for Writing an Ode:

• Choose an ordinary place or object
• Give your subject praise or thanks e.g. Oh, tree….
• Speak directly to the object
• Use descriptive vocabulary to bring the object to life (personification)
• Use repeated lines

Ode to my Artistic Fingers

Thank you

Fluttering across the white landscape,

guided by a single piece of wood.

Sculpting the grey froth of the ocean’s many tongues

and the ominous shadow of the old man’s hood.

Together you work with my mind,

Painting the salt-sand grains of the sea.

The gentle sighing of seagulls’ wings

and the mulling-over smell of the old man’s tea.

Finished with the whipping wind,

you lay down the guiding wood

and pick up your own cup of tea,

Examining the shadow of the old man’s hood.

Thank you

Medal: I really liked writing this poem because the idea just popped into my head

Medal: I am proud of myself because I helped Tobias write his ode at the same time as mine

Mission: To thank the object more