EnglishYears 7–9Reading

Poetry introduction

Read and analyse poems: identify form, rhythm, rhyme and poetic techniques

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Poetry is like a special kind of writing that uses sounds, rhythm, and feelings. Imagine a song without music — that's a poem!

  2. 2

    What is poetry similar to?

  3. 3

    Tap the words that rhyme with 'cat'. 🐱

  4. 4

    Let's look at a tiny poem together: 'The sun is bright, it gives us light.'

  5. 5

    Build your own short poem by putting these words in order to make it rhyme. 🧩

  6. 6

    Which word rhymes with 'moon'? 🌙

  7. 7

    Do poems always have to rhyme?

Practise Poetry introduction with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 11–14. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.