EnglishYears 10–11Literature

Unseen poetry

Analyse an unseen poem and compare two unseen poems

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Let's look at a poem you've never seen before — like finding a secret message in a bottle! 📜

  2. 2

    What's the first thing you should do with a new poem?

  3. 3

    Let's unpack this short poem together: 'The sun is a golden coin, / Dropped in the pocket of sky.'

  4. 4

    Now you try: read this line and tap the word that creates a picture in your mind. 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees.'

  5. 5

    What is the poet doing when they say 'the wind whispered'?

  6. 6

    Imagine the poem as a painting. Every image, sound, and feeling is a brushstroke the poet chose on purpose.

  7. 7

    When you read an unseen poem, what should you look for?

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