Starter quiz
- True or false? A poetic device is a technique used by poets to enhance the meaning, sound and overall impact of their poems.
- True ✓
- False
- Joseph Coelho invented the 'MORERAPS' to help remember which of these?
- the names of his favourite poets
- the names of his poems
- the different poetic devices ✓
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- What does the 'E' in 'MORERAPS' stand for?
- emotion ✓
- energy
- ending
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- What does the 'O' in 'MORERAPS' stand for?
- original
- ordinary
- onomatopoeia ✓
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- What does the 'P' in 'MORERAPS' stand for?
- people
- personification ✓
- personalise
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- What is the writer's purpose in the last verse?
- To talk about his next poem.
- To emphasise the benefits of using the poetic devices. ✓
- To add a new letter to the 'MORERAPS'.
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Exit quiz
- Who wrote the poem 'MORERAPS'?
- Julia Donaldson
- Michael Rosen
- Joseph Coelho ✓
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- True or false? 'MORERAPS' was created to help remember rhyming words.
- True
- False ✓
- What is repetition in poetry?
- the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or structural elements ✓
- the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words
- the repetition of the same sound found at the start of words close together
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- True or false? Rhyme is a way of describing a non-living thing as if it acts or feels like a human.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of these is an example of personification?
- The rain danced joyfully on the rooftops. ✓
- The rain was a soothing blanket.
- The relentless rain rattled the rooftops.
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- What is the subject of a poem?
- the way a poem is organised or put together
- the type of rhyme scheme it uses
- the main topic or idea that the poet is writing about ✓
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Key learning points
- ‘MORERAPS’ is a type of 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.
- Repetition is the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or structural elements that are repeated for emphasis.
- Personification is a way of describing a non-living thing as if it acts or feels like a human.
- The subject of a poem is the main topic or idea that the poet is writing about.
Common misconception
Pupils may want to change the order of the devices in the poem.
Joseph Coelho originally intends people to follow the set structure, but then you can allow pupils to play around with the structure of their poem and move things if they want to.
Keywords
Structure - structure in poetry refers to the way a poem is organised or put together
Repetition - the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or structural elements that are repeated for emphasis
Personification - a way of describing a non-living thing as if it acts or feels like a human
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