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Elements of Poetry Workbook

Word, PDF | 11 pages | Years: 5 - 6

A workbook to help students explore common elements of poetry.

Use this teaching resource when studying poetry in your classroom.

Students read and explore the poems in the workbook to learn more about the common elements of poetry.

The elements explored in the workbook include:

structure, rhyme and rhythm
sound devices
figurative language
idioms.

Answers for teachers are also provided.

A black and white version of this resource is also available for download.

This is one of our top ten most downloaded poetry resources.

Curriculum

AC9E5LE04

Examine the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, and sound devices in narratives, poetry and songs
AC9E5LY01

Describe the ways in which a text reflects the time and place in which it was created
AC9E5LY03

Explain characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
AC9E5LY04

Navigate and read texts for specific purposes, monitoring meaning using strategies such as skimming, scanning and confirming
AC9E6LE04

Explain the way authors use sound and imagery to create meaning and effect in poetry
AC9E6LY03

Analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences

ACELT1611

Understand, interpret and experiment with sound devices and imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, in narratives, shape poetry, songs, anthems and odesElaborationsdiscussing how figurative language including simile and metaphor can ...
ACELY1698

Show how ideas and points of view in texts are conveyed through the use of vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions, objective and subjective language, and that these can change according to contextElaborationsidentifying the narrative voice (the ...
ACELY1701

Identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the textElaborationsexplaining how the features of a text advocating community action, for example ...
ACELY1702

Navigate and read texts for specific purposes applying appropriate text processing strategies, for example predicting and confirming, monitoring meaning, skimming and scanningElaborationsbringing subject and technical vocabulary and concept knowledge...
ACELT1617

Identify the relationship between words, sounds, imagery and language patterns in narratives and poetry such as ballads, limericks and free verseElaborationsidentifying how language choice and imagery build emotional connection and engagement with th...
ACELY1711

Analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a textElaborationscomparing the structures and features of different texts, including print and digital sources on similar topics, and evaluating which features be...
ACELY1712

Select, navigate and read texts for a range of purposes, applying appropriate text processing strategies and interpreting structural features, for example table of contents, glossary, chapters, headings and subheadingsElaborationsbringing subject and...

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Anne Gibbons · 6 years ago

This is a great resource - complete and ready to go with answers provided. Great for students to enjoy the poems too!
- Stephanie (Teach Starter) · 6 years ago
  
  Thank you for your kind feedback, Anne! I hope your students enjoy the poems!

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