Starter quiz
- How many syllables are in the words 'primary school'?
- 3
- 4 ✓
- 5
- 6
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- True or false? There is no rhyme scheme in a haiku.
- True ✓
- False
- Traditionally, what are haikus written about?
- machinery
- nature ✓
- cities
- food
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- True or false? The first line in a haiku will contain seven syllables.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of these could be the first line of a haiku?
- Heavy clouds above, ✓
- Dark clouds above,
- Dark and heavy clouds high above,
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- Which line in a haiku could this be? 'Raindrops falling to the ground,'
- line 1
- line 2 ✓
- line 3
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Exit quiz
- True or false? Riddles work like puzzles. They describe something without saying directly what it is.
- True ✓
- False
- Kenning poems are just like __________ and they hint at the subject of a poem rather than telling the reader.
- reports
- haikus
- riddles ✓
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- How many words are used in a kenning?
- one
- two ✓
- three
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- What piece of punctuation is often used to join the two words together in a kenning?
- comma
- hyphen ✓
- apostrophe
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- Which of these kennings could be used to refer to the noun 'snake'?
- slithery
- bamboo-eater
- silent-slitherer ✓
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- Which suffix is often used for the second word in a kenning?
- -ed
- -er ✓
- -ing
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Kennings are phrases of two words that refer to a noun, often used in poetry.
- Kennings can describe an object without ever saying what it actually is.
- Kennings can provoke the reader's curiosity.
- A kenning poem is like a riddle.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to come up with their own ideas for kennings.
Brainstorm ideas about their object first (as shown in LC2), then support them to transfer these ideas into kennings.
Keywords
Kennings - phrases of two words that replace a noun and are often used in poetry
Riddle - a type of poem that works like a puzzle
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