Outside the Headmaster's Study I

About the Poem

Corporal punishment is banned in schools, making this poem something of a historical anomaly. If you were given 'six of the best' it meant that you received six blows of the cane (or perhaps plimsoll or slipper) on your bottom. A cruel and unusual punishment and not something to be recommended!

Category

School Poems

Style

Rhyming poem

Length

12 lines

Key Stage

KS1, KS2, KS3

Author

Patrick Winstanley

Waiting
Waiting

I've a frog in my throat
Butterflies in my belly
My palms are all sweaty
My legs feel like jelly

Knock Knock
Come in

I was right to be scared
Because it seems I'm to blame
So it's six of the best
And my bottom's aflame

Copyright © Patrick Winstanley. All Rights Reserved

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