Poetry in Year 5

Year 5 are learning the poem ‘Silver’ by Walter de la Mare and practicing reciting and using different intonations, rhythms and volume.

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We also discussed the author’s use of poetic devices and vocabulary. We used some of these skills to write our own description of the images from the poem.

Figurative language anchor charts/posters/cards. alliteration • hyperbole • idioms • metaphors personification • onomatopoeia • similes

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