Poetry anthology comparison

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you have two poems about love — one by Shakespeare, one by a modern poet. You're going to compare them like a detective!

2. 2

   What does 'compare' mean when looking at two poems?

3. 3

   Let's compare these two short poems side by side.

4. 4

   Drag the phrases into the correct column — 'Same' or 'Different'.

5. 5

   Which of these is a similarity between the two poems in our example?

6. 6

   Which two words best describe the DIFFERENCE between the two poems?

7. 7

   When comparing poems, what should you always look for?