Starter quiz
- True or false? Joseph Coelho spent years running poetry workshops in schools.
- True ✓
- False
- What did Joseph Coelho become in 2022?
- a headteacher
- Children's Laureate ✓
- a poet
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- Which of Joseph Coelho's books does the poem 'MORERAPS' feature in?
- 'Werewolf Club Rules' ✓
- 'Overheard in a Tower Block'
- 'Luna Loves Library Day'
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- True or false? 'MORERAPS' is a poem written to help people remember the different poetic devices used to write poetry.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these are poetic devices that feature in Coelho's 'MORERAPS' poem?
- metaphor ✓
- fronted adverbials
- simile ✓
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- True or false? ‘MORERAPS’ works in a similar way to an acrostic poem.
- True ✓
- False
Exit quiz
- True or false? Joseph Coelho's poem 'MORERAPS' is part of his first published book of poetry 'Werewolf Club Rules'.
- True ✓
- False
- What does the poet describe the 'M.O.R.E.R.A.P.S' as in the first verse of the poem?
- a list
- a trick ✓
- a map
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- Which is the first poetic device to have a verse focused on it in the poem?
- simile
- metaphor ✓
- rhyme
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- Which of these is an example of a metaphor?
- The sun is like a brilliant jewel glowing in the sky.
- The sun is a golden lantern. ✓
- The sun is as hot as a stove.
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- A simile compares something to something else using which words?
- like ✓
- and
- as ✓
- but
- when
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- Fill in the blank. __________ is a poetic device that uses words that imitate the sound they describe.
- Simile
- Onomatopoeia ✓
- Metaphor
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Key learning points
- ‘MORERAPS’ is a poem that Joseph Coelho invented to help him remember the different poetic devices.
- A poetic device is a technique used by poets to enhance the meaning, sound and overall impact of their poems.
- A simile describes something by comparing it to something else, using 'like' or 'as'.
- Onomatopoeia is a poetic device that uses words that imitate the sound they describe.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to see the differences between metaphors and similes.
Teach pupils that metaphors say something is something else and similes compare two things using 'like' or 'as'.
Keywords
Poetic device - a technique used by poets to enhance the meaning, sound and overall impact of their poems
Onomatopoeia - a poetic device that uses words that imitate the sound they describe
Simile - a poetic device that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
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