Poetic devices used in ‘Cosmic Disco’ by Grace Nichols
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify a range of poetic devices.
Key learning points
- Poets can use a range of poetic devices to enhance the meaning or impact of their poems.
- Personification is describing a non-living thing as if it is a person.
- Imagery is the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener.
- Alliteration is when words that begin with the same sound are placed close together.
Keywords
Personification - describing a non-living thing as if it is a person
Metaphor - a poetic device that makes a comparison between two things by stating that one thing is another
Imagery - the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener
Alliteration - when words that begin with the same sound are placed close together
Common misconception
Pupils may confuse a metaphor with a simile.
Explain that both metaphors and similes are ways of using language to compare. Metaphors compare by saying something 'is' somthing else, whilst similes use the word 'as' or 'like'. There are no similes in this poem.
Teacher tip
It may help to display the full poem on the board or slides and use highlighting or annotation to draw attention to particular poetic devices.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2013 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books edition of ‘Cosmic Disco’ written by Grace Nichols for this lesson.
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