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A one-page CAPS Grade 6 English poster on reading poetry (Reading and writing), with the key ideas, key words and a tip to remember.
A poem is made of lines. A group of lines is a stanza. Read it aloud more than once to hear how it sounds.
title, lines, stanzas
Rhyme is the same sound at the end of words. We label the rhyme scheme with letters.
sun, fun (A A)
night, light (B B)
sun, night, fun, light (A B A B)
Rhythm is the pattern of strong and soft beats. Line length and repeated words help to make it. Tap the beat as you read.
Jump, jump, jump to the beat.
Imagery is language that creates pictures in your mind. It appeals to the senses: sight, sound, smell, touch and taste.
Cold wind, smelling of rain, sighed through the gum trees.
Sizzling sausages; buzz, hiss, thud
The road was a ribbon of silver.
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