Poetry

Plan and write a poem in the style of James Reeves (Year 4 - 26/03/2020)

To continue our poetry unit, we would like you to read the poem Slowly by James Reeves.

Identify and pick out:

1. What is the adverb in each line of the poem and what is it describing
2. Which words rhyme and is there a pattern to this
3. How many lines are there and how are these split up
4. What comparisons are made

After you've had a go at analysing Slowly, try to write a poem in the style of James Reeves

Success criteria:

8 lines

First 6 lines starts with the same adverb (all 8 for the LA ability)

Contains a superlative / comparison in line 7

Has a rhyming pattern AABB CCDD

Slowly - James Reeves