1. HALLOWEEN
POEMBy A.E. Martin

2. PART I
 Choose your pumpkin and carve it right,
 For tonight is the night of fright.
 A most dangerous eve is Halloween
 Disguise yourself from dangers unseen.
 Beware!
– Pumpkin: orange vegetable associated with Halloween
– To carve: to cut with a large knife
– To disguise: to wear a costume
– Beware: Be careful

3. PART 2
 The witches and warlocks prepare their brews,
 Deadly mixtures and magic stews.
 Those without costumes should run and hide,
 Or, better yet, stay inside.
– Witch: a woman with magic powers (usually evil)
– Warlock: a man with magic powers (usually evil)
– Brews: an unpleasant liquid mixture, of which you do not know
the contents
– Stew: a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and
vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid

4. PART III
 For the darkest night is the night of fools,
 Souls unprepared for bone-eating ghouls,
 Ghosts and goblins who seek to annoy,
 Or, perhaps, even destroy.
 Listen!
– Ghouls /gu:l/: an evil spirit which takes bodies from graves and
eats them
– Ghost: the spirit of a dead person which appears again
– Goblin: an unkind spirit which plays tricks on people

5. PART IV
 Hear the sounds of laughter and little feet,
 As they threaten you with “Trick or Treat”.
 Give them candy, the will go away.
 Lock your door and pray
 That the Jack o’ lantern candle stays lit,
 And the devilish children quit.
– Trick or Treat: what children say on Halloween as they go from house to
house. They say this and then families usually give them candy, or they
might play mean tricks on them like throwing toilet paper to the trees, or
breaking the Jack o’ lanterns.
– Jack o’ lantern: North Americans cut out scary faces in pumpkins and put
a candle inside. These are called Jack o’ lanterns, and they are made to
scare away evil spirits on Halloween.
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– Quit: go away

6. POEM
 Choose your pumpkin and carve it right,
 For tonight is the night of fright.
 A most dangerous eve is Halloween
 Disguise yourself from dangers unseen.
 Beware!
 The witches and warlocks prepare their brews,
 Deadly mixtures and magic stews.
 Those without costumes should run and hide,
 Or, better yet, stay inside.
 For the darkest night is the night of fools,
 Souls unprepared for bone-eating ghouls,
 Ghosts and goblins who seek to annoy,
 Or, perhaps, even destroy.
 Listen!
 Hear the sounds of laughter and little feet,
 As they threaten you with “Trick or Treat”.
 Give them candy, the will go away.
 Lock your door and pray
 That the Jack O’ lantern candle stays lit,
 And the devilish children quit.

7. POEM
 Choose your pumpkin and carve it right,
 For tonight is the night of fright.
 A most dangerous eve is Halloween
 Disguise yourself from dangers unseen.
 Beware!
 The witches and warlocks prepare their brews,
 Deadly mixtures and magic stews.
 Those without costumes should run and hide,
 Or, better yet, stay inside.
 For the darkest night is the night of fools,
 Souls unprepared for bone-eating ghouls,
 Ghosts and goblins who seek to annoy,
 Or, perhaps, even destroy.
 Listen!
 Hear the sounds of laughter and little feet,
 As they threaten you with “Trick or Treat”.
 Give them candy, the will go away.
 Lock your door and pray
 That the Jack O’ lantern candle stays lit,
 And the devilish children quit.