the use of vivid and sensory language that appeals to the reader's senses, creating vivid mental pictures and enhancing the emotional impact of the poem

the feeling or mood created in a section or whole of a text

Exploring imagery in 'London' by William Blake

English

In ’Poetry of place’, pupils explored a sense of place and wrote about settings significant to them. In ’No Country and Frizzy: graphic novels exploring identity and belonging', pupils will explore how identity and belonging can be portrayed through settings and characterisation in the graphic novel form.

In 'Poetry about migration', pupils explored poetry through music lyrics describing a person's thoughts, feelings and emotions. In ’Poetry of Place’, pupils engage with a range of settings through several poets and their work.

In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform classic and contemporary poetry about a range of settings. They explore imagery and form, whilst developing personal responses and comparing poems. Finally, pupils write their own poem about a place of significance.

Poetry of place

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Which of the following examples of imagery are visual?

Which of the following examples of imagery are aural?

True or false? William Blake uses sensory language to paint a vivid image.

Match the following words from the poem with their definitions.

True or false? Imagery includes metaphors, similes and personification.

a vehicle used to transport a body to a funeral

Which definition best fits the word **plague**?

True or false? In the poem 'London', the speaker describes miserable sounds and sights in the city.

Which river does the speaker walk past on their walk?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Exploring imagery in 'London' by William Blake

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.