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If I Were a Giant
Jackie Hosking
About Jackie Hosking
Jackie Hosking (b. 1966) is a children's poet who was born in Nigeria Jackie has been writing poems for children for many years now. 'If I Were a Giant' is her first poem, which was first published In 2005 in a school magazine. She also writes short stories, blogs and articles.
If were a giant I wonder if I
could stand on my tiptoes and paint the sky.
I'd fashion paintbrushes from branches of trees
and paint all the clouds as they float on the breeze.
I'd wake up quite early when morning was new
and paint all the daisies with pollen and dew.
I'd blend all the colours from deserts so dry
and mix up a sunrise to splash on the sky.
I'd stride to the mountains and gather the snow
to paint snow-white blossoms where blossoms should grow.
I'd dip my tree brush in the yellow corn.... and
I'd paint golden beaches by waving my hand.
I'd grind autumn leaves some pink ones, some red,
and cover the surt as she set off to bed.
I'd hunt all the shadows that hide from the light
and dip them in pen ink and blacken the night.
I can dream I'm a giant from the books on my shelf
but I know when I wake Nature's painted herself.
Available Answers
- 1.
If were a giant I wonder if I
could stand on my tiptoes and paint the sky.
I'd fashion paintbrushes....- In these lines, what does the poem 'wonder'?
- Give another word or expression for 'fashion'.
- If the poet were a giant, how would she fashion paintbrushes?
- 2.
I'd stride to the mountains and gather the snow to paint
snow-white blossoms where blossoms should grow.- Which word does the poet use to describe the walk of a giant?
- Why does the poet want to gather the snow?
- In these lines the poet imagines painting blossoms. List five other things the poet imagines she could paint.
- 3.
Where does the poet imagine getting these colours from?
- black
- white
- yellow
- pink and red
- 4.
Personification is giving human qualities to something that is not human. List two examples of personification from the poem.
- 5.
The poet uses the word splash when she describes how she would paint a sunrise on the sky. Why do you think the poet chose this word?
- 6.
What inspires the poet to dream about being a giant?
3 more answer(s) available.
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02 Oct 2021Siddharth C.