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5 lut 2017 · The activity asks pupils to create a poem about kindness using their senses. It asks them to think about how they can describe kindness (an abstract noun) using adjectives, adverbs and nouns (extending to using similes, metaphors and personification).
Examples of Sensory Poems (10 minutes): Share examples of poems that focus strongly on one sense. Here’s a simple example for each: Sight “The sun, a golden disc, Paints the sky in pastel hues, Clouds like cotton candy Float in seas of blue.” Sound “Leaves rustle and whisper, Wind chimes sing their song, A dog’s distant barking
To create a playful poem, you can: • use a repeated opening line, e.g. In the cave of curiosity, I created… • use a place + abstract or magical noun • tell the reader what you created, saw, found, noticed, watched, discovered, uncovered, etc • list three or four ideas for each verse • play with alliteration, e.g. an angry ant
Imagine all the different things you might see, hear, smell, taste or touch in your chosen time or place, and write at least one noun* by each heading. For example, if I choose ‘Spring’ as my topic, I could write: I See… blue skies. I Hear… baby birds. I Smell… flower buds. I Touch… new leaves. I Taste… easter eggs.
6 kwi 2020 · Poetry expresses our senses and our feelings. It’s ‘ The best possible words in the best possible order.’ as poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, said. eg. By channels of coolness the echoes are calling, And down the dim gorges I hear the creek falling. – Henry Lawson. Notice Henry called the river or creek ‘channels of coolness’- a great metaphor!
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This resource focuses on acrostic poems, using abstract nouns which show feelings and emotions to create the themes for writing. There are opportunities to teach or revisit abstract nouns before pupils write their own poems.
