Reading and responding to 'When the Wind Blows' by John Foster
I can generate additional ideas about the wind that mirror a poem's structure.
Reading and responding to 'When the Wind Blows' by John Foster
I can generate additional ideas about the wind that mirror a poem's structure.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘When the Wind Blows’ describes the impact of the wind on the environment.
- The poem is split into 6 verses, with two lines each; the final verse has three lines.
- In the poem, repetition is used at the beginning of every other line.
- Poems can create a positive or negative impression of something through the language choices made.
- We can be inspired by a poem and create a mirrored version of it.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that every poem has to include rhyme.
Rhyme does not have to be included in each poem. Should pupils wish to include rhyme, a list of rhyming words can be generated with the whole class, in line with the positive imagery.
Keywords
Verse - a single line or a group of lines within a poem
Atmosphere - the mood created in a section or whole of a text
Repetition - the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or structural elements that are repeated for emphasis or for a particular effect
Equipment
You need a copy of the poem ‘When the Wind Blows’ which is featured on page 138 in the 2007 Oxford University Press edition of ‘The Poetry Chest’ written by John Foster for this lesson.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or structural elements
a question asked that does not expect an answer
describing a non-living thing as if it acts or feels like a human
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a single line or a group of lines within a poem
the mood created in a section or whole of a text
the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or structural elements