the British Poet Laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom

done or acting secretly and quietly to avoid being noticed

something that is different from something else, especially from what is usual

a place that gives protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.

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Simon Armitage and the power of poetry

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Simon Armitage talks about 'I am very bothered' and 'My father thought it'

How Simon Armitage writes about life in 'About his person' and 'Poem'

How Armitage writes about personal events and memories in 'Harmonium'

How Simon Armitage writes about human connection in 'All Right?' and 'Give'

How Simon Armitage writes about hope in 'We'll Sing' and 'Only Human'

How Simon Armitage writes about news and media in 'Transmission Report'

How Simon Armitage writes about climate change in 'Futurama'

How Simon Armitage writes about the world in 'Resistance' and 'Out of the Blue'

Writing about the self and the world with Simon Armitage

In this unit, pupils learn more about how to read and write poetry by listening to words of wisdom from the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage. They read a range of his poems about his life and the wider world, and start to write increasingly poetically in response to them.

Simon Armitage: writing your world

Which of the following does Armitage suggest that poetry is like?

Which of the following is a title that Simon Armitage holds?

He says news reports are more thoughtful and considered.

He says neither are thoughtful or considered.

He says poetry is more thoughtful and considered.

How does Armitage describe the comparison between a news report and poetry?

William Wordsworth's 'I wandered lonely as a cloud'.

Which of the following poems did Simon Armitage say was one of the first poems that drew him to poetry?

It forces us to slow down and concentrate.

It forces us to have a knee-jerk reaction.

Which of the following does Armitage say is the value of poetry in society?

'Done or acting secretly and quietly to avoid being noticed' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?

their thoughts are radical and not mainstream

To describe someone as 'secretive' implies which of the following?

writing about something invented or imaginary

writing about something radical and political

To value something means which of the following?

something that is the same as everything else

If something is said to be alternative then it is which of the following?

the practice of applying paint, pigment, or colour to a solid surface

to make or represent (a form) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques

the activity or job of taking photographs or filming

Which of the following is the definition of sculpting something?

Which of the following is the definition of a 'refuge'?

Simon Armitage and the power of poetry

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