Poetry comparison
Compare two poems by theme, language and structure; write a structured comparative response
What you'll learn
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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!
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When we compare two poems, what are we doing?
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Here are two short poem lines. Poem A: 'The sun is a golden coin.' Poem B: 'The sun is a happy face.'
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Let's compare these two poems together step by step.
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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?
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When comparing poems, what is one thing we look at?
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