An evacuee’s luggage label, courtesy of St Albans museum
This rhyming, rhythmical shape poem is written in a list format but in the shape of a suitcase and includes a metaphor and a couple of moments of alliteration. Thinking of the moment during World War Two when a child was evacuated to the country, I tried to put all of the thoughts and feelings that I imagined into this shape poem.
An evacuee would have had so little space and time to organise their future life possessions, whilst leaving behind so much of themselves. Therefore, I used this idea to keep my poem to a minimum, just as the evacuee leaving their home in the city during World War Two would have to do the same with their packing. The good thing about this shape is that it is relatively easy to achieve and the size can be adapted as you progress with your poem.
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