Category: Poetry

Characterisation

The way an author makes a character feel real is called characterisation. There are two types: DIRECTCharacterisation INDIRECTCharacterisation TELLS the character’s traits. SHOWS the character’s traits. Ms Roberts is a clumsy person. As Ms Roberts entered the room, she tripped on the mat and spilt her coffee everywhere! Two Types of Characterisation There are five…

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Poetry Writing (Senior School)

See the Middle School poetry writing page for some simpler poetry forms. See the Poetry Techniques page, also. RECOMMENDATION: Use Rhyme Desk as a space to write your poetry. It makes it easy to look up rhyming words and synonyms as you go. Traditional Styles Acrostic Traditional Greek form of poetry which you probably did…

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Poetry Writing (Middle School)

Want a challenge? Check out the page for Senior School students for more advanced poetry styles. RECOMMENDATION: Use Rhyme Desk as a space to write your poetry. It makes it easy to look up rhyming words and synonyms as you go. Easy / Quick Styles Diamante Diamante poems are about two opposing things, arranged in…

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Poetic Techniques

Poetry Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWwFBGOBAQI Poetry Glossary: https://www.poetry4kids.com/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/ Figurative Language Sound Techniques Rhyme / Slant Rhyme Sometimes rhymes seem ‘forced’: that means, you have to say it too quickly to make it fit the pattern. Ken Nesbitt, a famous kid’s poet gives advice on how to avoid them here: https://www.poetry4kids.com/lessons/forced-rhymes-and-how-to-avoid-them/ The Raven is a poem by Edgar…

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