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Analysing the poem 'Carib Nightfall' by John Lyons
I can analyse the poem 'Carib Nightfall' by John Lyons.
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Year 4
Analysing the poem 'Carib Nightfall' by John Lyons
I can analyse the poem 'Carib Nightfall' by John Lyons.
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Key learning points
- Poets use vivid description to create imagery.
- Poets may choose to use figurative language such as personification to bring their poem to life.
- Reading and rereading a poem leads to a richer response and a greater understanding of language within the poem.
- Engaging in conversations about poems allows us to make connections with our own lives and the world around us.
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs in a poem.
Keywords
Theme - a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with.
Imagery - involves the use of vivid and sensory language that appeals to the reader’s senses, creating vivid mental pictures.
Figurative language - includes the use of metaphors, similes, personification and other literary devices to create imaginative meanings.
Common misconception
There is only one way to read a poem aloud.
Reading poetry aloud invites the reader to inject their own emotions, personal interpretation and expression into it.
Copies of the poem are needed for pupils to read aloud and for analysis.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Where is Trinidad and Tobago located?
in the Mediterranean Sea
in the Pacific Ocean
Q2.
In a poem about sunsets, what literary device contributes to creating vivid imagery?
rhyme
alliteration
Q3.
Which theme is often associated with the imagery of sunsets?
adventure
science fiction
Q4.
What sound is typically associated with bullfrogs at night?
hooting
chirping
hissing
Q5.
Which one of these phrases rhymes with 'a blazing ball of fire'?
a flaming orb sinks
across the sea
in the horizon's embrace
Q6.
Which one of these phrases rhymes with 'like a fire ball'?
in the setting sky
across the horizon
a setting sun
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these similes best compares to the sun?
like a shooting star
like a flaming arrow
Q2.
What does 'forested hills' suggest about them?
They do not have many trees.
They are steep and rocky.
Q3.
What instrument did John Lyons compare the bullfrogs to?
piano
bells
xylophone
Q4.
Which of these words rhyme with 'sky'?
happy
key
Q5.
Which of these words rhyme with 'sea'?
dream
sunset
Q6.
Match the ends of these lines of poetry with their corresponding rhyming couplet.
casting a golden show
painting darkness with light
its story read
as daylight starts to erase