Shishukunj

The Parts of Speech

Grammar is really tough for sure

There are very few, a handful, that adore

This world of words, spellings and letters

That has brought a frown to many faces, baffled several others.

Allow me to take you into this plethora of syntax and phonology

That albeit not cherished by everyone, has proved to be a necessity

So let us, being rather acquiescent, delve into grammar and learn the parts of speech

Which reading, writing, speaking teach.

Three little words that we often see

Are articles a, an, and the.

A noun’s the name of anything,

Be it house or garden, hoop or swing.

To supersede the nouns, the pronouns stand—

Her head, your face, his arm, my hand.

Adjectives describe and tell us the kind of a noun,

As in great, small, pretty, white or brown

Verbs state something to be done—

To read, count, sing, laugh or run.

How these actions are done the adverbs tell,

As slowly, quickly, ill or well

Conjunctions join the words together,

As men and women, wind or weather.

The preposition stands before

A noun, as in or through a door.

The interjection shows surprise,

As in Oh! How pretty, ah! How wise!

These in all form the eight parts of speech, I must say

Who all have various tasks assigned, many qualities to portray.

Happy Teachers’ Day

We work for ourselves, but you work for us….

The ant collects its own food

The trees grow their own roots

In this world,

There are only a few, who don’t work for themselves,

But help others find their routes.

This is what makes you, our teachers, super-beings,

Who think about us and take care of our every little thing

You sometimes might seem harsh and strict,

But we know you still do it for our best,

And we can’t express it through our childish instincts!

We know you’ve spent nights awake, for us,

We know you’ve worked in the vacations, for us,

And we know you ignore all your problems

So that we have our lessons, without any fuss.

We know the love you have for us,

The same we have for you.

No matter we say this or not, you will always be guiding us, our whole life through

That smile on your face, those beaming, loving eyes, are always a comforting sight

Whatever problems we may face, with you, we are sure, it’ll always be alright!

These words are just a speck in front of your immense love

And, on this Teachers’ Day, we wish, that we keep this bond forever.

Nature’s Revenge

Unthinkable! Unimaginable! Exaggerated!

Write a story that can be aptly called so.

Dharmendra had just returned from his duty. He was tired. Some poachers had entered the forest that day and Dharmendra and his team had to work all day to drive them out of the forest. After having a wholesome meal, Dharmendra lay down in his bed. He thought of reading a book.

A few minutes later, a loud thundering sould was heard in the room. Dharmendra was confused. He ran to the window to find out what had happened. He was surprised at the sight in front of him.

The trees – they were uprooted! ‘An earthquake’, he thought to himself although he did not recall having felt any movement of the earth. He had not expected what happened next. Just as he was about to call his friends to ask if everything was fine, the sound was heard again.

Dharmendra saw that the trees were walking! They moved towards the roads and buildings adjacent to the wild-life sanctuary. They destroyed the roads, demolished the buildings and crushed whatever came their way.

‘This is nature’s revenge, I guess’, Dharmendra said to himself moments before the forest took him down.

The Time of My Life

Unthinkable! Unimaginable! Exaggerated!

Write a story that can be aptly called so.

It was the year 2500 BC and I was on the planet C-58. Well, I am the richest, the coolest and the best god of the universe. Oops! Multiverse.

I was accompanied by Iron Man, Thanos and Ra, who were my personal bodyguards. Well, I was travelling by my Godly enchant car – Gody (I think in some universe it is called Audi).

Since I was bored, I teleported myself as I was working on an exciting project of creating gaming worlds, which I liked to call ‘Gamelands’.

The idea wa simple – people would be blessed with whatever they did not wish for, like reverse psychology. If anyone did not follow the rules, they would be kicked out of the servers. Well, that’s on them!

So, where was I? Yes, I was teleporting to one such world to fix the problems there. Then I would sleep on the planet for eons or mayble I would mix the films Avengers: Endgame and Avatar to create the biggest blockbuster. I am so talented! I am proud of myself. In it I would combine all the forces to fight Thanos and at the end the Thanos master would surrender and the Avengers would let him play cricket with them against my God’s Eleven.

Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin,

From hay to gold he could spin,

A room of it,

Sitting in the heat,

He could spin all day and night,

But then over the Queen’s child he would fight.

“Guess my name and you would be free.”

So the Queen guessed, “Tom, Timber, Timothy?”

But to all her answers he would say, “No.”

Then he went home laughing and saying,

“My name is Rumpelstiltskin. Ho!”

The clever Queen had sent by a very good spy,

To get his name and when she did, she wanted to fly.

The next day when he came, the Queen started guessing,

“Timber, Tom, Timothy or Tuessing?”

“No”, answered the man, who could from hay gold spin,

Then the Queen slyly asked, “Is it Rumpelstiltskin?”

The man was so angry that his foot he stamped,

And turned into a shelf of books all together crammed!

A Poem about Harry Potter

This poem can give you a sneak-peek into the world of a famous fictional child wizard – the famous Harry Potter who has made a mark in the nooks and crannies of every bookshop! He has enchanted and transported me and several others like me into a wizarding world full of magic.

JK Rowling weaves a tale

Of blood, a lightning scar, and wafting veil

A boy through courage, truth, and pain

Finds he has been the one decreed to defeat Hogwart’s bane.

A gifted boy to reckon, I must say

The magic he does and his amazing skills in Quidditch is no child’s play

He could speak Parseltongue and talk to snakes

A quality possessed only by the greatest of the greats.

The Sorting Hat has put him in the scarlet, chivalrous Gryffindor

But right now, he is just a first-year; he’s got lot’s to explore

He is yet to separate from his rival Draco Malfoy, of the emerald Slytherin.

And his true-blue sidekicks Crabbe and Goyle, whose stout faces are always incomplete without their silly grin.

Harry is the one, Yes, he is the chosen one

Who only ends when he gets his job done.

Potter must overcome his dreaded fear

And muster his bravery to be ready to tear

The soul of the perilous Lord Voldemort

Who could only be defeated by a true Gryffindor’s sword.

Lying in his heart is a fiery burning desire most true

The strength to incessantly pursue

The remnant pieces of the soul,

Torn away, that once was whole

The one thing hardest in a heart

To kill another, to break apart

These souls from life and leave them dead

A venturesome path that he must tread .

There’s friendship, love, betrayal too

Brooms, magic wands and potions brew

Our dear boy Harry – wish him well!

As the author pens down one final spell

We’ll say good-bye and sorely miss

Her world of heroes, villains (and the Basilisk’s hiss!)

But we’ll revisit and be caught

In her web of magic taught

At Hogwarts and Harry’s true home

A place we dearly love to roam.

The World of English

Come along with me,

I’ll take you to a world

Where everything you will find same

But a bit changed.

There are verbs which do action

But you will learn more

If you come along with me.

I’ll take you to a world so grand.

Idioms which make language funny

Will mean more when you understand it.

Just like it are proverbs

Come along with me

I’ll take you to their world.

A bit of fun is there

But don’t take it lightly

If you do, you won’t proceed.

Come along with me

I’ll take you into the world of English.

Reading is Fun!

Shubh Nagda, Class VI B

I love to read poems,

As it has many acts.

And I love to read books,

Which contain lots and lots of facts.

Reading is great fun,

That too my favourite author.

Oh! There is a mistake,

But does it really matter?

There are many interesting stories,

‘Treasure Island’ and ‘Harry Potter’

Which are just fabulous

So dads read it to their sons and daughters.

One should indulge in reading,

As it imparts wisdom.

Try to make it your habit,

And include this knowledge in your kingdom.

The English Class

Ojasvi Sethia, Class VII C

Is it a verb?

Is it a noun?

What part of speech is a clown?

To run, to speak, to talk,

These words we cannot mock.

The English lesson has begun,

Sharpen your wits, take out your pens,

We will not learn tenses that barely make sense!

English is easy but spellings are tough,

Take for example: cough, stuff, muff and rough (get it?!)

We learn prepositions, adjectives and adverbs,

Conjunctions, commas, semicolons and all.

But believe it or not SVA makes us all stall

Should it be ‘is’ or ‘are’, is it ‘have’ or ‘has’

Is there an ‘s’ or not, is it a form of ‘be’

That’s for us to see.

Reading comprehension is always a blast,

So we like to keep it for the last.

Questions from the context are simple,

And can be done in a twinkle.

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