Starter quiz
- A theme is ...
- a way of describing and comparing something by saying that it is something else
- the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience
- a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text ✓
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- Match these types of poetic device to the correct examples.
- metaphor⇔Love is a rose, blossoming in the garden of the heart. ✓
- simile⇔Love is like a beacon, guiding us through the darkness. ✓
- personification⇔Love whispers secrets to the wind, carrying its message across the sky ✓
- Imagery can appeal to the senses. Which of the following are senses?
- touch ✓
- smell ✓
- memory
- sight ✓
- emotions
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- True or false? All the poems in a poetry collection have similar themes to one another.
- True
- False ✓
- Who is the illustrator of the poems in 'Stars with Flaming Tails'?
- Valerie Bloom
- Otter Barry
- Ken Wilson Max ✓
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- What is a suitable definition for the subject of a poem?
- energetic movement or events depicted within a poem
- who or what the poem is about ✓
- the process of revising and refining a poem
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Exit quiz
- Match each keyword to the correct definition.
- imagery⇔the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience ✓
- atmosphere⇔the mood created in a section or whole of a text ✓
- fixed verse⇔poetry with a specific structure, rhyme and meter ✓
- ‘My Heart is a Volcano’ is a poem written by ...
- 'Valerie Bloom' ✓
- How many verses are there in ‘My Heart is a Volcano’?
- 3 ✓
- 4
- 5
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- True or false? The speaker’s emotional state stays the same throughout the poem.
- True
- False ✓
- What does 'pace' mean in poetry?
- the speed or rhythm at which a poem is read or performed ✓
- the mood created in a section or whole of a text
- a movement that helps express an idea or meaning
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- What is a gesture?
- a facial expression
- a movement that helps express an idea or meaning ✓
- a type of exercise
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- ‘My Heart is a Volcano’ is split into three verses with four lines in each; each verse follows an ABCB rhyme scheme.
- Through the use of metaphors, the poem conveys the atmosphere as it follows the speaker's emotional journey.
- Understanding a poem, its language, imagery and the impression it creates will help create an impactful performance.
- Performances can be improved by considering the rhythm and flow of the poem, use of voice, gestures and body language.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to attribute a feeling or emotion to a metaphor.
Some pupils could have visuals of the imagery contained in the poem, to support when attributing the change in emotional state of the speaker from verse 1 to verse 3.
Keywords
Imagery - the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener
Atmosphere - the mood created in a section or whole of a text
Pace - the speed or rhythm at which a poem is read or performed
Gesture - a movement that helps express an idea or meaning
Fixed verse - poetry with a specific structure, rhyme and meter
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