the mood created in a section or whole of a text

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

when a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of multiple lines in a poem or speech

Writing a poem about a personal experience

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

Exploring themes of sadness in 'The Land of Blue'

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

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

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 language to create a mental picture or sensory experience

Match the following keywords to their definitions.

a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple lines in a poem.

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

True or False? Poetry about a personal experience must be in a fixed verse form.

The phrase 'poetry is the spark' is an example of which poetic device?

True or False? You can experiment with word order, punctuation and phrasing of poetry to make improvements to a poem.

It can enhance a particular point or theme.

It allows a poem to have different starting lines.

It can add a rhythmic pattern when the poem is read aloud.

Which of the following effects does anaphora have on a completed poem?

Which of the following poetic devices uses repetition?

Which of the following could be a theme that could be contained in a poem?

 poetry that uses repetition to create musical effect

poetry with a specific structure, rhyme and meter

poetry that expresses personal emotions in a highly musical, imaginative manner

Which of the following best describes a **fixed** verse poem?

 poetry that expresses deep admiration for a specific object, person or idea

poetry without strict rhyme or meter; it emphasises natural speech rhythms

Which of the following best describes a **free** verse poem?

True or False? A poem's atmosphere is the mood created by the poet and reader.

A simile compares two things using which of these terms?

Writing a poem about a personal experience

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