📝 Part 1: Understanding Acrostic Poems

1. What is an acrostic poem?

A poem that rhymes at the end of each line

A poem where the first letters of each line spell out a word

A poem about animals only

A poem with exactly 10 lines

2. Which literary devices can make acrostic poems more interesting? (Tick all that apply)

Similes

Metaphors

Descriptive adjectives

Emotion words

3. Look at this example acrostic for NATURE:

New leaves growing on the trees
Animals playing in the sunshine
Tall mountains reaching to the sky
Under the stars we camp at night
Rivers flowing like silver ribbons
Everything is peaceful and beautiful

What word do the first letters spell? ________________

4. In the NATURE poem above, find one example of a simile:

✏️ Part 2: Creating Your Own Acrostic

5. Choose one of these words to create your acrostic poem:

FRIEND

OCEAN

HAPPY

SCHOOL

6. Write your chosen word vertically and create your acrostic poem:

_____ : ________________________________________________

7. Circle the techniques you used in your acrostic poem:

Descriptive adjectives (describing words)

Similes (comparing using 'like' or 'as')

Emotion words (feelings)

Action words (verbs)

🎯 Part 3: Reflection and Success Criteria

8. Success Criteria Check - Tick the boxes you have achieved:

I can identify the acrostic poem structure

I can brainstorm words related to the acrostic word

I can write an acrostic poem using the template

I can use at least one descriptive word or literary device

9. What is your favourite line from your acrostic poem? Why?

10. WALT: We Are Learning To write a creative acrostic poem that expresses ideas clearly and uses descriptive language. How well did you achieve this goal?

I achieved this very well

I achieved this quite well

I need more practice