Unseen poetry
Analyse an unseen poem and compare two unseen poems
What you'll learn
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Let's look at a poem you've never seen before — like finding a secret message in a bottle! 📜
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What's the first thing you should do with a new poem?
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Let's unpack this short poem together: 'The sun is a golden coin, / Dropped in the pocket of sky.'
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Now you try: read this line and tap the word that creates a picture in your mind. 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees.'
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What is the poet doing when they say 'the wind whispered'?
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Imagine the poem as a painting. Every image, sound, and feeling is a brushstroke the poet chose on purpose.
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When you read an unseen poem, what should you look for?
Practise Unseen poetry with Whizlo
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