a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas, often with a specific structure or pattern

the theme of a poem is the underlying message or central idea that the poet wants to convey, exploring topics or universal concepts that can be found throughout the poem

a specific form of poetry that consists of 14 lines and follows a strict rhyme scheme, often expressing deep emotions or ideas

Reading and responding to 'Ozymandias' by Percy Bysshe Shelley

English

Learning how to write a haiku

Learning how to write a kenning poem about big and small objects

Preparing to write a poem about big objects

Writing a free verse poem about big objects

Preparing to write a poem about small objects

Writing a free verse poem about small objects

Performing your own poem inspired by big and small objects

In this unit, pupils have used big and small objects as the subjects of their poems. In Poetry inspired by weather’, pupils will follow a similar pathway, but with the more abstract topic of weather.

In 'The Magic Box': reading imaginative poetry', pupils explored Kit Wright's poem ’The Magic Box’. They explored the poetic devices used in the poem and also used it as inspiration to write their own imaginative poetry. In this unit, pupils will build on this by using some of the same poetic devices to write poems about big and small objects.’

In this unit, pupils read and respond to the classic sonnet, 'Ozymandias' by Percy Bysshe Shelley. They will learn to write a variety of different forms of poetry, including a haiku, kenning and free verse poem. Finally, they will perform their own free verse poems inspired by big and small objects.

Poetry inspired by big and small objects: understanding form

something or someone that is exciting and makes you feel strongly interested and enthusiastic

a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word

an adjective which means massive or gigantic; like a huge statue that makes you feel tiny in comparison

an adjective which means huge or enormous; like a giant who towers above you in the air

involves the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or structural elements that are repeated for emphasis or for a particular effect

the repetition of the same sound found at the start of words that come close together

a poetic device that compares two things using "like" or "as", highlighting similarities and creating vivid imagery

an adjective which means tiny or microscopic; like an insect so small you can barely see it

an adjective which means unusually small; like someone so tiny, you almost don’t notice them

refers to a single line or a group of lines within a poem, often characterised by rhythm, meter and rhyme, forming a unit of poetic language

phrases of two words that replace a noun and are often used in poetry

the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words, creating a musical quality and pattern in the poem

refers to the loudness or softness of the voice when speaking or reading a poem, allowing for variations in intensity and expression

the mood created in a section or whole of a text

refers to the speed or rhythm at which a poem is read or performed

a movement that helps express an idea or meaning

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