Write a 5-line poem in the following manner:
1. On the first line write a noun of your choice
2. On the second line write two adjectives joined by and to describe this noun
3. On the third line write a verb and an adverb to describe this noun in action
4. Start the fourth line with like or as followed by a comparison
5. Start the final line with if only followed by a wish
Below is an example of such a poem (written by the Norwegian pupil Sven
Grüner):
Politician
phoney and false
lying desperately
like a mocking bird
if only I had the key to the bird cage
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