Starter quiz
- A poet is responsible for ...
- illustrating a poetry collection.
- the words within a poem. ✓
- publishing the poetry collection.
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- Which of the following are forms of poetry?
- haiku ✓
- free verse ✓
- metaphor
- ode ✓
- personification
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- Which of the following lines use alliteration?
- Whispers of wisdom weave within my thoughts. ✓
- Searching for self, I stumble upon silent shadows. ✓
- A lone bird soared gracefully through the vast, open sky.
- The ancient oak tree stood tall and proud in the meadow.
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- Which of these is the most suitable definition of a syllable?
- a group of lines within a poem that form a distinct group
- a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound ✓
- the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words
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- True or false? All poems must have a steady rhythm or beat.
- True
- False ✓
- True or false? Verses in poetry do not have to have the same number of syllables or lines.
- True ✓
- False
Exit quiz
- Match these keywords to their definitions.
- theme⇔a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text ✓
- identity⇔understanding who you are and your place within the world ✓
- rhythm⇔the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, creating flow ✓
- Who are the authors (poets) of the collection ‘Being Me: Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings’?
- Laura Mucha ✓
- Otter Barry
- Liz Brownlee ✓
- Matt Goodfellow ✓
- Victoria Jane Wheeler
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- Who is the illustrator of the text 'Being Me'?
- 'Victoria Jane Wheeler' ✓
- True or false? A list poem is a form of poetry.
- True ✓
- False
- True or false? The speaker in the poem 'Back to Me' gets to enjoy lots of time to themselves.
- True
- False ✓
- Refer to the poem ‘Find Me’. Which of the following are true?
- ‘Find Me’ has a repeated line that changes the rhythm of the poem. ✓
- ‘Find Me’ has a steady rhythm throughout the poem.
- The speaker’s classmates know how they are feeling.
- The speaker’s classmates do not know how they are feeling. ✓
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Key learning points
- ‘Back to Me’ can be considered a list poem; it contains 15 lines, with between 1-4 words in each.
- Readers might connect to their thoughts, feelings and sense of identity in similar or different ways.
- ‘Find Me’ is a fixed verse poem, split into 12 two-line verses.
- A technique that poets can use to draw attention to specific lines is by changing the rhythm of the poem.
- Poetry about personal experiences can help us to reflect on our own identity when reading or listening.
Common misconception
Pupils may not notice the patterns that can be associated with each poem when reading aloud.
Remind pupils to think about rhythm and rhyme when considering how to interpret a poem to be read aloud. Do they notice a particular rhythm when they read?
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text
List poem - a form of poetry that consists of a list or inventory of things
Identity - understanding who you are and your place within the world
Rhythm - the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, creating a musical and rhythmic flow in the poem
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