Key learning points

1. James Carter tries to create pictures in the listener's head.
2. Descriptions using onomatopoeia, verbs and nouns help to imagine how the bear sounds, looks and moves.
3. These words can be spoken with expression and intonation.
4. Poems feel different to read depending on their rhythm.
5. The way we read a poem can make it entertaining for people listening.

Keywords

• Onomatopoeia - a type of word that sounds like what it describes

• Rhythm - the pattern of sounds that makes a poem flow and sometimes feel musical

• Description - using words to help someone imagine what something is like

• Imagination - forming a thought or picture of something or someone that is not actually there

Common misconception