📚 Part 1: What is Poetry?

1. Why do people write poetry? Check all that apply:

To entertain readers

To express feelings and emotions

To tell stories

To create beautiful language

To share experiences

2. How did the poem your teacher read aloud make you feel?

3. What did you notice about the poem when you first heard it?

🔍 Part 2: Exploring Different Poetry Types

4. After reading the poems in your group, match each poetry feature with its description:

1. Rhyme

2. Rhythm

3. Imagery

4. Emotion

A. The beat or flow of the poem

B. Words that create pictures in your mind

C. Feelings expressed in the poem

D. Words that sound similar at the end

5. Which poem from your group reading was most interesting to you and why?

✨ Part 3: Key Poetry Features

6. Fill in the blanks using the words: imagery, rhythm, emotion, simile, alliteration

Imagery is language that creates _____________ or sensations in your mind.

Rhythm and rhyme give poems a musical _____________ or beat.

Poetry can express _____________ and feelings very powerfully.

A _____________ compares two things using "like" or "as".

Alliteration is when words start with the same _____________ sound.

7. Circle the example that shows imagery:

"The cat sat on the mat"

"Golden sunlight danced through emerald leaves"

"I went to the shop"

8. Circle the example that shows alliteration:

"The wind was strong"

"Slippery, slimy snakes slithered slowly"

"Birds fly high in the sky"

📝 Part 4: Your Favourite Poem Analysis

9. Choose your favourite poem from today's lesson and complete the analysis below:

Name/title of poem: _________________________________

Type of poem (e.g., haiku, free verse, rhymed verse): _________________________________

10. Find and write down an example of imagery from your chosen poem:

11. Does your poem have rhythm or rhyme? Give an example:

12. What emotion or feeling does this poem express?

13. Write one sentence about how this poem made you feel or what you think its message is:

🎨 Part 5: Creative Response

14. Draw a picture inspired by the imagery in your favourite poem:

15. What are you most excited to learn about poetry in our upcoming lessons?

Poetry Features Introduction

Poetry Features Introduction

📚 Part 1: What is Poetry?

🔍 Part 2: Exploring Different Poetry Types

✨ Part 3: Key Poetry Features

📝 Part 4: Your Favourite Poem Analysis

🎨 Part 5: Creative Response

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