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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).
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
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
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An ‘abstract noun’ is what we call a word that names emotions, feelings, ideas or concepts. In simple terms, nouns that cannot be physically experienced by our five senses are abstract. They are the direct opposite of concrete nouns.
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.
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.
