Rhyme in poetry is the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words.

Rhyme scheme in poetry refers to the pattern of rhyming words or sounds at the end of each line in a poem, often represented using letters.

Enjambment is when a line in poetry continues onto the next line without pause or punctuation, creating a sense of flow.

Repetition in poetry involves the deliberate use of words, phrases, sounds, or structural elements that are repeated for emphasis.

Poetic devices are techniques enhancing expression, rhythm or meaning in poetry.

Examining structure and language in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare

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'The Listeners: reading’ has language that is antiquated, requiring contextual knowledge and several strategies to decode. ’Sherlock Holmes: descriptive and letter writing’ contains language of the Victorian era. The reading sessions develop these skills further.

In 'The Highwayman: narrative writing’ pupils will have explored a narrative poem, and written outcomes based on it. In ’The Listeners: reading’ pupils will read and respond to a narrative poem, developing reading strategies and examining language and structure.

In this unit, pupils read and respond to the poem, 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare. They learn about the poet and examine the structure and language in the poem. Finally, pupils explore the imagery used and the key themes from the poem.

'The Listeners': reading

Which adjective would best describe the poem, 'The Listeners'?

similar sounds between the ending syllables of words

the pattern of rhyming words or sounds in a poem, e.g. AABA

when a line continues onto the next line without pause

deliberate repeated use of words, imagery or structure

techniques enhancing expression, rhythm or meaning in poetry

Match the following keywords to their definition.

Pairs of consecutive lines in a poem that end with words that rhyme.

Pairs of lines in a poem that lack a rhyme scheme.

The same letter or sound at the beginning of a word.

The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human.

Which is a suitable definition of rhyming couplets?

Which of the following are examples of a slant rhyme?

What is the rhyme scheme of 'The Listeners'?

"Never the least stir made the listeners"

Which of the following is an example of alliteration in the poem, 'The Listeners'?

a naming word for people, places or things

Match the following words to their definitions.

True or False? Poems can be interpreted only one way.

Match the following adjectives to the nouns they describe in the poem, 'The Listeners'.

True or False? Poems do not have to rhyme.

The Traveller arrives at a house on horseback.

The Traveller knocks on the door. No one answers.

The Traveller knocks again. He feels a strange presence.

The Traveller announces that he kept his promise.

Order the following events from the poem 'The Listeners' in chronological order.

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