Timothy Winters 0.0 / 5 ? Learning challengePoetry- Timothy WintersFunNone Created by: Hollypops3Created on: 25-10-18 18:47 Ears Like Bombs Simile- Shows that his ears are damaged and lumpy. 1 of 14 Teeth Like Splinters Simile- Highlights how rotten his teeth are. 2 of 14 A Bitz Of A Boy Metaphor- A disaster of a boy- dates poem to near World War 2 3 of 14 His hair is an exclamation-mark. Metaphor- Highlights that hair is a mess 4 of 14 He shoots down dead the arithmetic-bird. Metaphor- Emphasising how much he hates maths. 5 of 14 He licks the pattern off his plate. Metaphor- Highlights how hungry and poorly fed he is. 6 of 14 Old Man Winters likes his beer. Euphuism – His dad is an alcoholic. 7 of 14 And slowly goes on growing up. Double Meaning- Timothy grows slowly because he is malnourished. Time passes slowly because he is unhappy. 8 of 14 Timothy Winters roars "Amen!" Timothy prays louder then anyone else for people poorer then he is. 9 of 14 And his missus ran off with a bombardier. Mum ran off with a solider. 10 of 14 He sleeps in a sack on the kitchen floor. neglected to the point of child abuse. 11 of 14 And they say there aren't boys like him anymore. People don't believe that kids are treated this way- but they are. 12 of 14 So come one angel, come on ten. The poet asks for the angels in heaven and everyone else to pray for Timothy. 13 of 14 Timothy Winters says "Amen Amen amen amen amen." Timothy Winters, Lord. Amen He is clearly a nice person. Even though he is treated so badly himself- he still cares about other poor people. 14 of 14
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