Exploring Sounds in Poetry

Exploring Sounds in Poetry

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and use onomatopoeia, personification, and alliteration in poetry.

What do you already know about sounds in poetry?

What is Onomatopoeia?

Onomatopoeia is when a word imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'hiss'.

What is Personification?

Personification is when human qualities are given to objects or animals, like 'the wind whispered'.

What is Alliteration?

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words, like 'silly snakes slithering'.

Example Poem

Title: 'The Whispering Trees' / The trees whispered secrets in the wind, / Their leaves rustling like delicate whispers, / The forest alive with their hushed voices.

In the jungle, where the tall trees sway,

Animals giggle and animals play.

Listen closely, you'll hear the cheer.

The monkey chatters, "Chicka-chicka-chew," Swinging through trees, with a loud "Woo-hoo!"

Parrots in the sky, "Tweet-tweet," they gossip as they fly.

Alligators snap with a "Snap-snap-snap," In the river, taking a nap.

Echoing through the jungle floor.

The snake slithers, hiss in the grass,

A "Sizzle-sizzle" as he tries to pass.

Giraffes graze with a "Gobble-gobble-goo,"

Munching on leaves, enjoying the view.

Tigers tiptoe with a "Tip-tip-toe,"

Through the bushes, to and fro.

Elephants trumpet with a "Toot-toot-toot,"

Marching along in a jungle pursuit.

In the jungle, both day and night,

Onomatopoeia, a delightful sight.

Personified animals, alive and grand,

Alliteration making the jungle land.

So come along, my young explorer,

In the jungle, where sounds and stories pour.

With giggles and roars, a wild ballet,

In the jungle, where dreams can play.

Creating Our Own Poem

Now, let's work together to create a poem using onomatopoeia, personification, and alliteration.

Let's decide on our topic first.

Putting it All Together

Share and discuss the poems the students have created, highlighting the use of onomatopoeia, personification, and alliteration.

Quiz Time

Let's test our understanding! Answer the following questions about onomatopoeia, personification, and alliteration.

What is an example of onomatopoeia?

1. Happy dogs
2. Buzzing bees
3. Singing birds
4. Running horses

Which sentence uses personification?

1. The sun smiled down on the field.
2. The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
3. The cat sat lazily in the sun.
4. The river flowed gently over the rocks.

What is an example of alliteration?

1. A red rose
2. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
3. The big brown bear
4. She sells seashells by the seashore.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.