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Writing a poem about a personal experience
I can write a poem inspired by a personal experience.
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Year 5
Writing a poem about a personal experience
I can write a poem inspired by a personal experience.
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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.
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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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following poetic devices uses repetition?
metaphor
simile
Q2.
Which of the following could be a theme that could be contained in a poem?
personification
metaphor
Q3.
Which of the following best describes a fixed verse poem?
poetry that uses repetition to create musical effect
poetry that expresses personal emotions in a highly musical, imaginative manner
Q4.
Which of the following best describes a free verse poem?
poetry that expresses deep admiration for a specific object, person or idea
poetry that consists of 14 lines
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?
'also'
'furthermore'
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6 Questions
Q1.
Match the following keywords to their definitions.
the mood created in a section or whole of a text
the way that a poem can be presented
the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience
Q2.
Anaphora is the repetition of ...
a word that we use in place of a noun.
the same sound found at the start of words that come close together.
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?
alliteration
personification
simile
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?
It allows a poem to have different starting lines.