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Litmus Year: 2025

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‘The alchemy of expression’ by James Anderton, Year 10, Colyton Grammar School

Reaching for the right words On the tip of your tongue To make yourself heard To right the world’s wrongs   No such words should exist Yet you still wish for them to Hoping for some miracle To bring them to you   Many others have tried To find these searing words of fire But …

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‘A government that Scares’ by Sofia Nahavandi-Nejad, Wolverhampton Girls High School

A government that Scares   We are humans, voices cursed Undying urge to do the worst We are humans, the ugliest creation Damned to hell, sans salvation.   Presidents, PMs, figureheads of ‘democracy’ Dependent on policy as if it were prophecy Hell breaks loose at international conventions As people patiently preserve apprehensions.   Taunts are …

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‘Will I or I will’ by Swara Raval, age 14

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‘Lyrics That Speak Louder’ by Iris Carpenter, age 14, Year 9, Soham Village College

Words. Word power. The power to express whatever your heart desires, whenever and however your heart desires. These words create a sense of meaning, a sense of belonging. A belonging to one meaning, right? But they don’t. Words can mean whatever you intend them to mean. Kind, persuasive, empowering, whatever it is, words have the …

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‘The Weapon We Bear’ by Osazee Momoh, age 14, St Thomas the Apostle School & Sixth Form College

Isn’t it crazy how words speak? Beyond speaker’s intent they suggest and shriek. Even in silence they spurt and seep. Leaking messages, With dangerous ease.   The world’s most dangerous weapon.   Beautiful bullets from biological boxes, They move in bold barrages, Battering egos, engulfed in rage, Like rabid, rampaging foxes.   Everyone falls victim. …

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‘You always’ by Tillie Mae Howe, age 14, Year 9, Soham Village College

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‘The Power of Words?’ by Daniel “Mosquito or Mascara” Mosquera, age 14, Year 9, Soham Village College

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‘Words Create a Sense of Identity’ by Eva Gordon, Soham Village College

I think words create a sense of identity. They are used in a certain manner that makes the listener, viewer or even reader feel different emotions when phrased in different ways. Words are phrased to best suit someone, whether it is persuasive or inspiring, they are phrased to represent you. The best way that I …

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‘Burning tongue’ by Jasleen Gakhal, age 15, Year 10, Wolverhampton Girls High School

A single word, a whispered flame Can set the world alight with name It whispers soft then striked with aim Behold the might of word-born shame,   From tongues of fire and bitter core We learned to speak,to write, explore . Our words became the bridge and gate – To mold the clay, define our …

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‘Echoes of a Single Phrase’ by Fatiha, Wycombe High School

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