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I find The Visitor scary. I like this poem because it has speech in it but usually poems don’t. I think this is a unique poem.
I think the moral of this poem is that you should not take something that does not belong to you. You never know what the consequences might be.
I enjoyed the poem through the elements of suspense and tension it built but the action conveyed through the tone is of a slow pace which made me enjoy it less. Overall I did enjoy the poem because of the creepy side of it.
That’s a very interesting and thoughtful comment. I know what you mean. There is a contrast between the suspense and the slow pace. It’s not what we expect. How would you change the poem to make it more dramatic?
I loved the poem ‘the visitor’ as its full of drama and suppense I liked the questions that we were asked because it really made you think about the gender of the skeleton which got our class talking about gender steryotypes and how much we think sterotypicaly.
I think that the poem visitor could make the wife more of an interesting character because she didn’t add something amazing to the poem that would make you want to read on. But I still like the message deep down. That you should not steal. The poet shows this in a way that younger children can also understand and that is what I like about this poem. Overall I like this poem but think that it could improve!
I really like this poem because it has a great story line and a really good lesson: don’t take things that are not yours. the repetition is used very well and I like the sentence: she threw it because it builds tension.
Dear Sister,
I am writing to you because you inspirer me and you have my dream job.It is for that reason that a doctor is a high quality job for me.How is it like to be a doctor?
If become a doctor we can work together.you are a great sister.I hope I become a doctor.Once again you are a great sister and a great doctor.
By Idil
This poem has quite a lot of rhymes. I think it doesn’t matter If the skeleton is male or female as that is what I was questioned in class. I personally think that the wife should of asked where the ring was from more than What she did, I think this because it was a bit unusual because when she first got it , it said that it was glowing.
I thought it was creepy and I liked that. It had a lot of suspense and tension and we worked on that in class. I didn’t like it in the way that you didn’t know a lot of chunks of it. E.g you didn’t know where the skeleton got the ring or wheather the skeleton was a boy or a girl.
“The visitor,” a poem by Ian Serraillier is a creepy poem but I like it. Liking it so much me and my class made a re telling as the perspective as the wife he is a sentence from my version: “Suddenly all the joy and warmth left the room and turned into coldness and fright.” Let me know what you think!
The visitor is a boring poem I think because it doesn’t use very much interesting vocabulary or words. In class we changed the poem into a suspense story using much more vocabulary for example staring at the gold glistering ring I lay in my comfortable bed.
I love the poem The Visitor. Me and my class loved it so much that we wrote a mini suspense story in the woman’s prospective: As I lay in my king size bed, I stared at my glistening golden ring.
In poetry week 2 we have been learning about a poem called “the visitor” and it is really interesting because it is different from all the other poems I have seen it includes detail , such as felling’s and speech. But in my class we were turning it into a short suspense story. In my class we did remakes of the poem , this is my example: Suddenly, I woke up in dead midnight to an erie sound.
We changed a poem into a story. here is section of my story:
T lay in bed, staring at the glistening, golden ring T could hear the distant waves…
making a really loud bang and splashing to each other to make a ginmos wave . next homeless man all by his self then a man said are you homeless by the woods.
I like the poem called the Visitor because its spooky and i recommend it to anyone because its that good, i think the meaning behind it is not to take anything that doesn’t belong to you
Hi my name is Idil and i am in year 6.I really enjoyed the visitor because it was very spooky , The bit that i didn’t like was that it was very repetitive.
I find The Visitor scary. I like this poem because it has speech in it but usually poems don’t. I think this is a unique poem.
I think the moral of this poem is that you should not take something that does not belong to you. You never know what the consequences might be.
I agree. I think that’s a really good point and I like it too.
i liked the poem visitor because it had a message which was don’t steel off anyone
I agree with this thought idil
i also feel that the skeleton has a story and that’s the reason he is obsessed with the ring.
I quite liked the visitor because it was a bit creepy and fun to read. I also like the fact that it rhymes!
it is very creepy but funny… was the skeleton a boy or a girl
What did you think Morgan?
I found it vary scary but it was inventive,it had so much suspense and so much mystery i really liked it.
It was a very dark poem but I like it a lot.
i think the visitor is a good poem but i dont like the story of it a lot because altough it makes you think the story seems a little bit disapointing
Hi Isabel,
I know what you mean.. How would you make it less disappointing?
I enjoyed the poem through the elements of suspense and tension it built but the action conveyed through the tone is of a slow pace which made me enjoy it less. Overall I did enjoy the poem because of the creepy side of it.
Hi Sammy,
That’s a very interesting and thoughtful comment. I know what you mean. There is a contrast between the suspense and the slow pace. It’s not what we expect. How would you change the poem to make it more dramatic?
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I loved the poem ‘the visitor’ as its full of drama and suppense I liked the questions that we were asked because it really made you think about the gender of the skeleton which got our class talking about gender steryotypes and how much we think sterotypicaly.
I think that the poem visitor could make the wife more of an interesting character because she didn’t add something amazing to the poem that would make you want to read on. But I still like the message deep down. That you should not steal. The poet shows this in a way that younger children can also understand and that is what I like about this poem. Overall I like this poem but think that it could improve!
Hi Hivron,
Do you think this poem is for young children? Why?
Could adults read it too?
I really like this poem because it has a great story line and a really good lesson: don’t take things that are not yours. the repetition is used very well and I like the sentence: she threw it because it builds tension.
I liked the peom because it was scary and quick as well
What made it quick Jake?
Who Inspires me?
Dear Sister,
I am writing to you because you inspirer me and you have my dream job.It is for that reason that a doctor is a high quality job for me.How is it like to be a doctor?
If become a doctor we can work together.you are a great sister.I hope I become a doctor.Once again you are a great sister and a great doctor.
By Idil
HI Idil,
Our family can often be a source of inspiration. You may want to show this to your sister. I’m sure she’d be very proud.
It took courage too write that on here idil. well done
i like the poem because you want to know who it is
This poem has quite a lot of rhymes. I think it doesn’t matter If the skeleton is male or female as that is what I was questioned in class. I personally think that the wife should of asked where the ring was from more than What she did, I think this because it was a bit unusual because when she first got it , it said that it was glowing.
Hi Zarrin,
I agree the wife’s reaction is odd. Why do you think she doesn’t ask where it comes from?
I agree with you Zarrin because it would be unusual if you got a glowing ring.
I Agree with Aisha and Zarrin because it was kinda unusual for the ring to glow.
It is very tricky to use a lot of rhyming. I agree.
I thought it was creepy and I liked that. It had a lot of suspense and tension and we worked on that in class. I didn’t like it in the way that you didn’t know a lot of chunks of it. E.g you didn’t know where the skeleton got the ring or wheather the skeleton was a boy or a girl.
HI India,
Yes it leaves a lot to our imagination. Where did you think the skeleton got the ring?
“The visitor,” a poem by Ian Serraillier is a creepy poem but I like it. Liking it so much me and my class made a re telling as the perspective as the wife he is a sentence from my version: “Suddenly all the joy and warmth left the room and turned into coldness and fright.” Let me know what you think!
Hi Ronnie,
That sounds like a fantastic retelling. It definitely makes it sound more serious than the wife’s odd replies.
What kind of mood were you trying to achieve?
Keep up the hard work.
Michael.
The visitor is a boring poem I think because it doesn’t use very much interesting vocabulary or words. In class we changed the poem into a suspense story using much more vocabulary for example staring at the gold glistering ring I lay in my comfortable bed.
Hi Rasmus,
Thank you for your response. I’m really pleased you’ve thought how you could improve the Visitor and make it more interesting.
I love the poem The Visitor. Me and my class loved it so much that we wrote a mini suspense story in the woman’s prospective: As I lay in my king size bed, I stared at my glistening golden ring.
Hi Aylin,
What an exciting start? Would this come after the stanza about the crumbling graveyard or would you leave that part our of your story?
In poetry week 2 we have been learning about a poem called “the visitor” and it is really interesting because it is different from all the other poems I have seen it includes detail , such as felling’s and speech. But in my class we were turning it into a short suspense story. In my class we did remakes of the poem , this is my example: Suddenly, I woke up in dead midnight to an erie sound.
Hi Olivia,
Thank you for sharing your start. It certainly builds suspense. How do you think your start compares to the start of the poem?
We changed a poem into a story. here is section of my story:
T lay in bed, staring at the glistening, golden ring T could hear the distant waves…
making a really loud bang and splashing to each other to make a ginmos wave . next homeless man all by his self then a man said are you homeless by the woods.
Hi Callum,
I like the way you’ve used details from the actual poem e.g. the splashing waves in your own story.
Thank you for sharing and keep up the hard work.
In class we have converted a poem into a short suspense story in perspective of the woman
I didn’t really understand the poem.
it was really confusing also the skeleton was very spooky.
it didn’t give anything about the skeletons look.
Hi Idil,
Thank you for sharing your ideas and responding to others on the blog. We appreciate your contributions.
I wonder why the poet didn’t describe the skeleton?
I really liked this poem because not only did it use repetition , but it showed figures of suspense and tension.
i love the visitor but its bare scaryy but intresting
I like the Visitor because it is scary.
I like the poem called the Visitor because its spooky and i recommend it to anyone because its that good, i think the meaning behind it is not to take anything that doesn’t belong to you
This poem by Lan Serraillier called the visitor was quite spooky i liked it because it had words ryhming and repeating.
Hi my name is Idil and i am in year 6.I really enjoyed the visitor because it was very spooky , The bit that i didn’t like was that it was very repetitive.
I liked the visiter because the message Was to never steal never ever in youtube life .