Free Verse Poetry reviews the elements of a free verse poem and composes one of at least five lines about a famous person in history.

This video is about Free Verse poetry and Walt Whitman.

Blank and Free Verse are sometimes confused as being interchangeable, but they aren't! Also, we sometimes believe we're writing in Free Verse, but we're actually denying ourselves credit we deserve.

Pupil outcome: I can write a free verse poem about a big object. Key learning points: - There are many different forms of poetry including haikus, kenning poems and free verse. - Free verse poems do not require the poet to follow poetic...

This video explores the differences between haiku and free verse poetry, highlighting how haiku captures natural images with deeper symbolism while free verse offers unlimited creative freedom.

Pupil outcome: I can write a free verse poem about a small object. Key learning points: - Free verse poems do not require the poet to follow poetic rules, but tend to follow the rhythm of natural speech. - Free verse poems may include a...

In this video, the teacher discusses the fundamental poetic devices of alliteration, assonance, and consonance. They explain how these devices create rhythm and rhyme in poetry and provide examples from famous poets such as Walt Whitman...

It is our pleasure to introduce one of the most important poets of the English-speaking canon: T.S. Eliot. Learn about his background, context and how he became the ‘voice of the Lost Generation’. We’ll also discuss Modernism and some...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss the main ideas of 'Cloud Busting'. Key learning points: - ‘Cloud Busting’ focuses on the relationship between two ‘friends’: Davey and Sam. - The story is told as a verse novel. - ‘Cloud Busting’ uses both...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss the main ideas of ‘Swallow’s Kiss’. Key learning points: - 'Swallow's Kiss' is written in free verse. - Free verse is any form of poetry that does not rely on consistent patterns of rhyme and meter. - It is...

Why do poets play with poetic form? How does it help them convey their ideas?

Join us as we delve into a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. Find out why some poets stick to traditional poetic structures, while others...

Hold onto your souls! We’re about to journey into the Underworld. Here the Hollow Men dwell on the shores of the river Acheron, forgotten and full of regret. Does TS Eliot believe he will eventually join them? Or is salvation still...

In this lesson, we enter a dream - or is it a nightmare? In Part 2 of The Hollow Men, TS Eliot shows us a portrait of a soul in peril and a civilisation in ruins. As our character dreams, he’s haunted by visions and fragments of things...

Why are some poems so long, while others finish in three lines? Well, it has something to do with poetic form.

Join us for this lesson on Perfecting Poetry where we’ll uncover a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. See...

What makes poetry so special? Watch our first lesson on Perfecting Poetry to find out.

We’ll introduce some ‘big picture’ techniques relating to poetic form and structure. You’ll learn all about different types of stanzas, rhyme...

This video, entitled "Poetic Techniques," explains how to analyze a free verse poem.

Pupil outcome: I can develop my awareness of a range of forms. Key learning points: - Reading a range of poetry, from diverse poets, can develop our appreciation of the poetic form - Poetry can take many forms, including: haiku,...

Pupil outcome: I can read, respond to and perform the poem ‘Tempest Avenue' by Ian McMillan. Key learning points: - ‘Tempest Avenue’ can be described as a free verse poem; it contains 7 verses and is written in first person perspective....

Poetry for kids is a fun introductory video to all of the different types of poetry. We all love to hear a good story and one way to tell a great story is through Poetry. Poems are made up of different parts. The title of a poem is the...

This video, entitled "Genres," explains and describes different genres of poetry.

Rives recaps the most memorable moments of TED2006 in the free-spirited rhyming verse of a fantastical mockingbird lullaby.

The Moon Robert Louis Stevenson Most famous for his novels including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Treasure Island, Stevenson was also a poet. He is probably best known for A Child’s Garden of Verses. The poem 'The Moon’ is from this...

Most famous for his novels including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Treasure Island, Stevenson was also a poet. He is probably best known for A Child’s Garden of Verses. The poem 'Fairy Bread' is from this collection. Come up here, O dusty...

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