Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through exploring a range of forms | English

Starter quiz

True or False? Poems all have to be written in haiku form.
- True
- False ✓
Which of the following are considered types of illustration?
- hand-drawn ✓
- watercolour ✓
- music
- digital ✓
- films
Match the following poetry devices to their definitions
- metaphor
  
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  compares two unlike things to convey a new meaning ✓
- simile
  
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  compares using "like" or "as" for similarity ✓
- personification
  
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  gives human traits to non-human objects or concepts ✓
- alliteration
  
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  repetition of initial consonant sounds for emphasis ✓
- rhyming couplets
  
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  two successive lines with end rhymes ✓
What form is best described as a digital message sent and received electronically over the internet?
- graphic novel
- poetry collection
- email ✓
- blog
True or False? A poetry collection has to contain poems all written by the same poet.
- True
- False ✓
What is a suitable definition of 'form' in terms of literature.
- how well you perform a specific movement or skill
- the pattern in a song
- the shape or structure of an object you draw or create
- the way that a text can be presented ✓
- having good manners and being polite

Match the following key words to their definitions
- poetry collection
  
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  a text containing multiple poems by one or more poets ✓
- fixed verse
  
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  poetry with a specific structure, rhyme, and metre ✓
- free verse
  
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  poetry without strict rhyme or metre; like natural speech ✓
- verse novel
  
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  a narrative told through poetry ✓
Select three forms of fixed verse poems from the examples listed below.
- fantasy
- haiku ✓
- adventure
- acrostic ✓
- sonnet ✓
Which of the following are features of verse novels?
- figurative language ✓
- varied forms ✓
- detailed descriptions
- stanzas ✓
True or False? Verse novels contain poems only in one form.
- True
- False ✓
Order the following steps for getting a poem ready for performance.
- 1
  
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  Practise and rehearse thoroughly to ensure the performance is effective.
- 2
  
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  Introduce yourself & the poem you will be performing, alongside the poet's name.
- 3
  
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  Perform the poem, varying the pitch, volume and speed to engage the audience.
Where might you see a poet perform poetry?
- sports stadiums
- literary festivals ✓
- factories
- in schools, via poet visits or performances ✓
- poetry slams ✓

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Reading a range of poetry, from diverse poets, can develop our appreciation of the poetic form
Poetry can take many forms, including: haiku, limerick, cinquain, sonnet, tanka, riddle, acrostic
A lyric can be written in poem form; lyrics can express the writer's emotions
A verse novel is a narrative told through poetry, blending prose and poetic elements

Pupils may think that all poetry has to rhyme.

Have a wide range of different poetic forms available. Perhaps encourage pupils to discover more about the fixed verse forms at home.

Form - form is the way that a text can be presented
Poetry collection - a text that contains multiple poems by one author or on a particular subject or theme
Fixed verse - poetry with a specific structure, rhyme, and metre
Free verse - poetry without strict rhyme or metre; it emphasises natural speech rhythms
Verse novel - a narrative told through poetry, blending prose and poetic elements