Writing a poem about a personal experience
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write a poem inspired by a personal experience.
Key learning points
- Poems can be written in many different forms and structures.
- Poems about personal experiences can be based on emotions and feelings we have towards something.
- To help generate ideas, we can complete a mind map of actions and events that are associated with our experience.
- Creating a repeated line (anaphora) can support us when writing a poem.
- We can experiment with word order, punctuation and phrasing when developing our poem.
Keywords
Form - the way that a poem can be presented
Atmosphere - the mood created in a section or whole of a text
Imagery - the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener
Anaphora - when a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of multiple lines in a poem or speech
Common misconception
Pupils may find creating their own repeated phrase during Task A challenging.
Adults may wish to provide a scaffold for pupils with some example lines.
Teacher tip
Depending on pupils' poetry experiences, you may wish to include more or less features for them to include in their final poem.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following poetic devices uses repetition?
Q2.Which of the following could be a theme that could be contained in a poem?
Q3.Which of the following best describes a fixed verse poem?
Q4.Which of the following best describes a free verse poem?
Q5.True or False? A poem's atmosphere is the mood created by the poet and reader.
Q6.A simile compares two things using which of these terms?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the following keywords to their definitions.
Q2.Anaphora is the repetition of ...
Q3.True or False? Poetry about a personal experience must be in a fixed verse form.
Q4.The phrase 'poetry is the spark' is an example of which poetic device?
Q5.True or False? You can experiment with word order, punctuation and phrasing of poetry to make improvements to a poem.
Q6.Which of the following effects does anaphora have on a completed poem?
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