EnglishYears 7–8Poetry

Poetry comparison

Compare two poems by theme, language and structure; write a structured comparative response

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have two different chocolate bars 🍫🍫. One is dark and crunchy, the other is milky and smooth. Comparing poems is a bit like tasting both and saying how they are the same and how they are different!

  2. 2

    When we compare two poems, what are we doing?

  3. 3

    Here are two short poem lines. Poem A: 'The sun is a golden coin.' Poem B: 'The sun is a happy face.'

  4. 4

    Let's compare these two poems together step by step.

  5. 5

    Now you try! Match each poem to how it makes you feel.

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    Poem A says 'The rain is silver needles.' Poem B says 'The rain is a sad song.' Which one describes rain as something musical?

  7. 7

    When comparing poems, what is one thing we look at?

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