Year 7 · English · Poetry from different cultures · Lesson 1
Poetic devices: Market Morning
Poetic devices - simile, metaphor, personification, imagery and alliteration - explored through an original poem about a busy market.
17-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Identify five poetic devices
- Find devices in a poem
- Explain their effect
- Write your own simile
The method
- Find.
- Name.
- Picture.
- Explain.
Key words: simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, alliteration, mood.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
What is a simile?
- Step 1: like / as
Answer: a comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Question 2
What is a metaphor?
- Step 1: IS
Answer: saying one thing is another
Question 3
What is personification?
- Step 1: Human
Answer: giving human actions or feelings to a thing