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The Chimney Boy's Story
Wes Magee
About Wes Magee
Wes Magee is a favourite in the genre of children's poetry. A teacher by profession, he stumbled into the world of poetry while trying to place a student who complained that there were no poems on dinosaurs. Since then, he has written over 90 poems for children and 9 collections of plays and stories for adults.
"Inside the chimney, high I climb
It's dark inside the sooty stack
I bang my head, I graze my back
I lose all sense of passing time
Inside the chimney, high I climb
"Inside the chimney, high I climb
Far, far above...a patch of blue Where one
white cloud drifts into view
I stop to rest but that's a crime
Inside the chimney, high I climb
"Inside the chimney, high I climb
My bare feet slip on crumbling bricks
I clear rooks' nests---dead leaves and sticks
The master yells, 'Get working, brat!
I'm starved. Sometimes I eat stewed rat
Soot's in my hair. I'm tasting grime
Inside the chimney, high I climb
Available Answers
- 1.
What do you think made the chimney boy lose all sense of time?
- 2.
Have you ever lost sense of time while doing something? When and why?
- 3.
Which line in the poem tells you that the boy is not treated properly by his employer?
- 4.
Give a synonym for 'crumbing'.
- 5.
Can you think of five words that rhyme with climb?
- 6.What impact does child labour have on society?
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