Home Ice Gold

Hammering the puck

Over the goalie’s glove,

Canada to win the gold

Knocking out all rivals

Entire nation celebrating,

Yearning victory is ours.

by Mara A.

This is an example of an acrostic poem. An acrostic poem is a poem in which the initial letter of each line spells out a word. In this case, the word it forms is 'hockey'. As we all know, the victory of the mens' hockey team in the 2010 Olympics was one of the most desired victories by any Canadian seeing as we won olympic gold on home ice. There is no doubt that this will be one of the most cherished victories in all of Canada's history. I felt like Olympic gold in mens' hockey was a huge part of the Olympics, so it was only right to write a poem about it, seeing as it ties into my theme very well. This poem is describing the final seconds of over time of the mens' gold medal match against the USA, when Sydney Crosby scored the 'Golden Goal'. I tried to create a sense of nervousness at the beginning of the poem (as everyone was waiting to see whether the puck really went into the net), while at the end it gives the reader more of a feeling of relief and happiness (in the lines 'entire nation celebrating, yearning victory is ours). While there aren't many literary devices, I felt that keeping it simple and to the point would create a better atmosphere, really allowing the reader to remember what emotions were running through everyone's minds at the time.