the use of objects, actions or ideas to represent deeper meanings or concepts

the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener

the process of understanding and assigning meaning to a poem

reflections that we make about a poem after reading or listening to it

British English CC

Exploring themes of sadness in 'The Land of Blue'

English

Exploring themes of identity in 'Back to Me', 'Find Me', 'Friend' and 'Everyone'

Exploring themes of resilience in 'One of These Days' and 'Being Heard'

Reading, responding to and performing 'In the Heart of a Book'

Writing a poem about a personal experience

In this unit, pupils read and responded to a range of poems that explore personal experiences: feelings and relationships. In 'Poetry of place', pupils build on these experiences, reading and analysing classic and contemporary poetry that evokes a strong sense of place, before writing their own.

In 'Poetry inspired by weather’, pupils read, responded to, and wrote their own poems based on the theme of weather. They engaged with a range of forms and poetic devices.  In ’Poetry about personal experiences’, pupils build on this, reading, responding to, and writing poems linked to feelings, relationships and experiences. 

In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform a variety of poems by different poets. They explore many themes, including love, hope, belonging, hate and resilience. Finally, pupils write their own poem about a personal experience.

Poetry about personal experiences

the use of objects, actions or ideas to represent deeper meanings

the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience

Match these keywords to their definitions.

Match the following colours to the feeling or emotion most commonly associated with them.

Which of the following feelings are referred to in the poem 'The Land of Blue'?

What rhyme scheme are four of the verses in 'The Land of Blue' written in?

True or false? A personal response can only be positive.

provides context about the poem, such as its title and poet

how the poem made you feel and the atmosphere it created

a particular line or phrase or a poetic device used

a key theme in the poem or your take-away idea

Match the different sections of a personal response to the correct descriptions.

True or false? Poetry can only be written about positive emotions.

How might the child in this image be feeling?

How might the child in this photo be feeling?

Which colour would most commonly be associated with **happiness**?

Which colour would most commonly be associated with **anger**?

Starter Quiz

Which of the following are emotions?