Poetry

Read, analyse and write simple poems

What is Poetry?

Poetry is a special kind of writing that uses rhythm, rhyme and strong images to express feelings and ideas. Poems are usually written in lines and stanzas (groups of lines), not paragraphs.

Example

A Simple Poem

The Rain Drops fall from the grey sky, Tap-tapping on the tin roof high. Puddles form along the street, Splashing underneath my feet.

Poetic Devices

• Rhyme: words that end with the same sound (sky/high, street/feet) • Alliteration: same starting sound repeated (Peter Piper picked) • Simile: comparing using 'like' or 'as' (as tall as a mountain) • Onomatopoeia: words that sound like their meaning (buzz, splash, tap)

Note

Writing Your Own Poem

Choose a topic you care about. Close your eyes and picture it. What do you see, hear, smell and feel? Write it down using interesting words. Your poem doesn't have to rhyme!

Key Vocabulary

PoemA piece of writing with rhythm and often rhyme

RhymeWords that end with the same sound

StanzaA group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph

SimileComparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

AlliterationWhen words close together start with the same sound

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