My Hero by Willis Hall

Poem: Meaning:
My dad’s as brave as a dad can be, Stanza 1: My dad is very brave.
He is my number 1.
I rate him Number One, He is not afraid of anything that
He’s not afraid of the dead of night, happens at night or daytime.
Or anything under the sun.
Stanza 2: He is not afraid of scary
He’s not afraid of a late-night film, movies or skeletons.
Full of horrors on the telly,
And is he afraid of skeletons? Stanza 3: He is not afraid of ghosts.
Not dad, not on you Nelly! He can overcome any scary things.

He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts, Stanza 4: He is not afraid of
He’s even smile and greet ‘em, vampires, wolf-man, or
And things that scare most dads the most, Frankenstein’s monster.
My dad could just defeat ‘em.
Stanza 5: My dad is very brave. He
He’s not afraid of vampires, shows that in everything he does.
Or a wolf-man come to get him, But, when he sees a spider, he has
If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on our door, to get mom to help him remove it.
He wouldn’t let that upset him.

My dad’s brave as a dad can be,
And he’s always ready to prove it.
So why, when a spider’s in the bath,
Does Mum have to come and remove it?

Theme: Moral Values:
1. Bravery - The child’s father is brave. For 1. We should be brave in any
example, he is not afraid of the dark and day, situations.
skeletons, ghosts, vampires, wolf-man or 2. We should love our family
frankenstein. members.
2. Love - The child is close with his/her father. 3. We should be respectful to our
He/She gets to observe his/her father and parents even though we know
learn about all the things that he is not afraid they are not perfect.
of as well as the thing that he is afraid of 4. We should show good
(spider) example to our children.
3. Respect - The child still shows respect to
his/her father even after knowing that his/her

Literary Devices & It's Definition.
Poetic devices are a form of literary device used in
poetry. A poem is created out of poetic devices
composite of: structural, grammatical, rhythmic,
metrical, verbal, and visual elements. They are
essential tools that a poet uses to create rhythm,
enhance a poem's meaning, or intensify a mood or
feeling.

1.Metaphor : also known as direct comparisons, are one of the most
common literary devices. A metaphor is a statement in which two
objects, often unrelated, are compared to each other. Example: This
tree is the god of the forest.

2.Imagery : the use of figurative language to describe something. In fact,
we’ve already seen imagery in action through the previous literary
devices: by describing the tree as a “god”, the tree looks large and
sturdy in the reader’s mind.
Example:
a. Sight imagery: The tree spread its gigantic, sun-flecked shoulders.
b. Sound imagery: The forest was hushed, resounding with echoes of
the tree’s stoic silence.
c. Touch imagery: The tree felt smooth as sandstone.
d. Taste imagery: The tree’s leaves tasted bitter, like unroasted coffee
beans
e. Smell imagery: As we approached the tree, the air around it smelled
crisp and precise.

3. Hyperbole: describes things very dramatically? They’re probably
speaking in hyperboles. Hyperbole is just a dramatic word for being
over-dramatic—sounds a little hyperbolic, don’t you think?
Example: I’ve been waiting a billion years for this

4. Symbolism : Symbolism combines a lot of the ideas presented in
metaphor and imagery. Essentially, a symbol is the use of an object to
represent a concept—it’s kind of like a metaphor, except more concise!
Example:
a. “Peace” represented by a white dove
b. “Love” represented by a red rose

5. Repetition: Repetition is a literary device that involves intentionally
using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or
written work. For repetition to be noticeable, the words or phrases
should be repeated within close proximity of each other.
Example: a. Time after time b. Heart to heart

6. Mood : Mood refers to the emotional response that the writer wishes
to evoke in the reader through a story. Example: Cheerful, Reflective

7. Tone : Tone is a literary device that reflects the writer’s attitude
toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work.
Example : regretful, fearful, nervous

8. Personification : Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea
or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if
it were human. Example: a. My alarm yelled at me this morning.
b. I like onions, but they don’t like me.

9. Alliteration : Alliteration is a literary device that reflects repetition in
two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.
Example: a. rocky road b. quick question c. tough talk

10. Theme : As a literary device, theme refers to the central, deeper
meaning of a written work. Writers typically will convey the theme of
their work, and allow the reader to perceive and interpret it, rather
than overtly or directly state the theme.
Example: Love, Revenge, Evil, Nature