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Shape Poetry Writing Worksheet
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Shape Poetry Writing Worksheet
📖 Part 1: Exploring Shape Poetry Features
1. After reading the exemplar shape poems, tick all the features you noticed:
The shape relates to the poem's topic
Words are arranged to form a picture
Uses descriptive language
Includes alliteration (repeating sounds)
Uses personification (giving human qualities to objects)
2. Which literary device creates the strongest effect in your favourite exemplar poem?
Alliteration
Simile (like/as comparisons)
Metaphor (direct comparison)
Personification
Imagery (descriptive words)
3. Explain how the shape adds meaning to one of the exemplar poems:
✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Shape Poem
4. Choose your shape and draw a simple outline in the box below:
5. What is your poem about? Write your topic/theme here:
My poem is about: _________________________________
6. Create a vocabulary bank - list 8-10 words or phrases related to your topic:
7. Tick the literary devices you plan to include in your poem:
Alliteration (repeating beginning sounds)
Simile (using 'like' or 'as')
Metaphor (direct comparison)
Personification (human qualities to objects)
Onomatopoeia (sound words)
🎨 Part 3: Writing Your Shape Poem
8. Write your poem lines here (3-8 lines). Remember to think about how these will fit inside your chosen shape:
9. How does your chosen shape add meaning to your poem?
10. Which literary device do you think works best in your poem and why?
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