Starter quiz
- What is a poet responsible for in a poem?
- the artwork that accompanies a poem
- crafting the words that make up a poem ✓
- how the poetry collection is published
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- True or false? Imagery appeals to the senses.
- True ✓
- False
- What is an illustrator responsible for in a poem?
- a question asked that does not expect an answer
- the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words
- creating the pictures, drawings, or images that make up a text ✓
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- Which of the following best describes personification?
- the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
- a way of describing a non-living thing as if it acts or feels like a human ✓
- a group of lines within a poem that form a distinct group
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- What is a verse in a poem?
- the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or structural elements
- a single line or a group of lines within a poem ✓
- the way a poem is organised or put together
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- What is a free verse poem?
- poetry with a specific structure, rhyme and meter
- poems with rhyming words
- poetry without strict rhyme or meter ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match these keywords to their definitions.
- imagery⇔the use of vivid language that appeals to the reader's senses ✓
- personification⇔describing a non-living thing as if it acts or feels like a human ✓
- personal response⇔reflections that we make about a poem after reading or listening to it ✓
- Which of the following statements about ‘No. 115 Dreams’ and the poem's poet are true?
- The poem is about the relationship between a house & the family that live in it. ✓
- The poem is about the 115th dream that a person has.
- Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. ✓
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- True or false? The speaker’s brother’s room likes him.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of the following are prominent themes found in the poem?
- memory ✓
- family ✓
- adventure
- the supernatural
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- Match the following objects/rooms in the poem to their descriptions.
- small room⇔worried about a missing hamster ✓
- toilet⇔annoyed at the pipes making a noise ✓
- stairs⇔being quiet about a broken window ✓
- roof⇔dreams of birds moving on it ✓
- True or false? The poem 'No. 115 Dreams' has only one interpretation.
- True
- False ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- ‘No. 115 Dreams’ is a free verse poem; it contains five verses and a repeated refrain.
- ‘No. 115 Dreams’ contains several examples of personification.
- Rooms and objects are describing family members or events that occurred in the house.
- A poem can have multiple meanings and interpretations; each person’s response can be different and unique to them.
- We can respond to a poem by writing a personal response to it.
Common misconception
Pupils might find identifying individual aspects of the personal response challenging.
Encourage pupils who may need greater scaffolding to discuss similar quotes or moments to the examples given.
Keywords
Imagery - the use of vivid and sensory language that appeals to the reader's senses, creating vivid mental pictures and enhancing the emotional impact of the poem
Personification - a way of describing a non-living thing as if it acts or feels like a human
Interpretation - the process of understanding and assigning meaning to a poem
Personal response - reflections that we make about a poem after reading or listening to it
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