Rimu Villanelle Poem

Writing Goal

I will be tying to write a villanelle and include: alliteration, simile, metaphor, te reo, symbolism and rhyme within my villanelle.

Success Criteria 

I will be successful when I have used alliteration, simile, metaphor, te reo, symbolism and rhyme within my villanelle.

 

Radiant Rimu

 

Vibrant greens parading branches in view                          

Raging rimu old and strong standing tall                             

Memory holder, elder of forests

 

Lengthy branchlets drooping gracefully through

forests, amongst grand Aotearoa bird call

Vibrant greens parading branches in view          

 

Endemic to Aotearoa wild rimu

Raging rimu old and strong standing tall

Rough reddish-parauri bark housing wood, grew

 

allowing its beauty to keep out of view

Snake roots twist their way down starting off small

as a worm growing in size breaking through

 

Vibrant greens parading branches in view

Raging rimu old and strong standing tall

Grateful manu happy and full flew

 

Vibrant greens parading branches in view            

Some reaching the fifty metre mark all

growing fairly tall reaching for the blue 

Raging rimu old and strong standing tall

 

By Emma 

 

 

Glossary

  • Rimu – endemic New Zealand tree
  • Manu – birds
  • Aotearoa – Land of the long white cloud (New Zealand)
  • Parauri – brown

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