Sounds We Hate, Sounds We Love (7th Grade)

We all have sounds we adore and sounds that make us cringe. The 7th graders of Clinton asked themselves what these sounds were for them before we read “Sweet Like a Crow” by Michael Ondaatje. After exploring what similes were, students then created their own similes to describe their favorite and least favorite sounds. From funny to heartfelt, students reflected on the sounds of family members, nails on a chalkboard, car engines, and much more.

Ms. Logothetis Group A

My Friend's Voice Da'Rihanna S

Fatimah & Nur’s voice is cute like a baby kitten
Fatimah & Nur’s voice is loud as a lion wanting food
Fatimah & Nur’s voice is amazing like the nature outside
Fatimah & Nur’s voice is crazy like my brother losing on the game
Fatimah & Nur’s voice is weird as the boys in class
Fatimah & Nur’s voice is talkative like a hyper toddler

My Life Weird AR J

Disgusting like my cousin
fun like my PS5
creepy like plant roots
ugly like a monkey
weird as algae
weird like a zebra’s color

Bold like a Concert Ayub A

Screaming like thunder
hungry like a hunting lion
bored like a stop sign
hooping in Xsport is like being in a crowded concert
Being in a dark room is like being alone in a haunted
house.

Untitled Johandryth E

El ruido es molesto, todos lo
sabemos, ese ruido que nos fastidia
todo el tiempo, nos daña los oidor
pero igual es fastidioso

Ms. Macmillan

Creaking Doors Quran G

annoying as waking up for school
on a Monday
disturbing like someone watching
you from afar
scary like a robber breaking
into your house.

Metal Sound Anjel O

Metal was sharp as a spear.
Metal was clean as fresh water.

Brr Jaylen S

I was cold as if I was in a freezer and I
was like Brr it was so cold as if I was laying
in snow I’m so cold as if I had a
polar bear.

Untitled Mohsen Z

Loud as a lion
Fast like a fish
Angry like a lion
Slow as an ant

Ms. Krasic

The sound of a rat dying Kate N

As irritating as a mouse dying
As annoying as waking up drenched in
sweat
weird, like when your cat starts talking
to you at 3am
As unsettling as someone who chews
without closing their mouth
As unseemly as when you see someone
you don’t like outside

To be whoever I want to be Aryan R

My voice can have a positive side
Bright as a rising son,
To warm as a cozy blanket,
To pure like a calling to nature.

As bad as it gets Emina H

Nails on a chalkboard is as bad
as it gets
No noise defeats the feeling
It’s strange like watching Alice in
Wonderland for the first time
It’s confusing like being frozen in time
It’s uncomforting like a crow’s screech
It’s terrifying like knowing one day
everything is over
It’s disturbing like the idea of spiders
crawling in your bed at night or
a dark anonymous attic.
It’s eerie like a cold shivering night
or like exploring a decaying city
Oh how I hate the sound

Nails on a chalkboard is as
bad as it gets.

Ο ήχος του ανατέλλοντος ηλίου Eliana C

Ο ήχος των περιστεριών που γουργουρίζουν
είναι σαν μια καρδιά που ανάβει από χαρά
νοσταλγική σαν το σπίτι που ήξερες μακριά
Μέλι που ξεχύνεται από το ράμφος τους, απαλό, γλυκό,
και καταπραϋντικό.
το να τραγουδούν σαν δεκαοχτώ είναι ο μόνος ήχος που
θα κάνουν ποτέ.

Και μόλις το ακούωι ο ήλιος χαμογελά, νέος και
ελεύθερος,

Οπότει ναν, αυτός είναι ο ήχος, ο ήχος που με κάνει
Χαρούμενη.

Ms. Logothetis Group B

Calming as Lightning Zainab A

Lightning I hate you.
loud as my sister.
Angry like a kid asking
for food.
Annoying as a person yapping
Stupid as a key to a room
with no door.
disgusting like rotted
bread.
creepy as a creak when
you’re home alone.

Car Sound Syehena M

Annoying like a helicopter flying around.
Loud like popping popcorn.
Breaking your ear like something dragging.

Crow Squawking Muzgan H

A crow’s squawking
is loud as a door
bell, Annoying as a
Person yapping,
Disgusting as a
Person’s broken
heart, creepy like
blood.

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