Poetry

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Language in Poetry

Poets choose their words carefeully. They create alliteration, rhyme, assonance, onomatoeia and similer effetcs.

You might want to revise these terms!

Look back to your general reader.

Language in Poetry

They also use colloquial, converstaional language. This everyday language is easy to follow but the aesthetic langauge can be harder to figure out. 

Some mix up all types of laguage.

Revision - remember this?

• Similes
• Metaphors
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Repetition
• Rhyme 

Listen

Listen to the following poem.

'If' by Rudyard Kipling

The text is on the next slide.

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What is the poem about?

This poem was written is 1910. In your opinion, is it still relevant today? Why?

What is your favourite verse and why?
Think about language and content.