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Year 9 · English

Poetic Convention Awareness

Year 9 learners practise identifying poetic techniques alliteration and onomatopoeia.

The activities include Revise Poetic Techniques, Analyse Poetic Conventions, Identify Poetic Conventions, and related practice. The checked support below includes worksheet, teaching, lesson, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Revise Poetic Techniques
  • Analyse Poetic Conventions
  • Identify Poetic Conventions
  • Practise Identifying Literary Devices
  • Recognise Common Literary Devices: Alliteration, Assonance and Onomatopoeia

Checked learning resources

  • Reading poetry

    BBC Bitesize · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    BBC KS3 English explanations, examples and practice for Poetic Convention Awareness; selected against the complete context of "Revise Poetic Techniques".

  • Creating and performing slam poetry

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    This Year 9 Oak unit provides relevant sequenced teaching for Poetic Convention Awareness.

  • Creating and performing slam poetry

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 9 English resource matched to identifying poetic techniques alliteration and onomatopoeia.

  • Comparing poetry from the First World War

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 9 English resource matched to identifying poetic techniques alliteration and onomatopoeia.

  • A Guide to Common Poetic Techniques and Devices

    YouTube — English with Watson · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Revises common poetic techniques with examples and explains how each device contributes to poetry analysis.

  • The Most Common Forms in Poems Explained

    YouTube — First Rate Tutors · Video · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE lesson explains major poetic forms and structural conventions used in analysis.

  • 20 Literary Devices You Need to Know

    YouTube — Next Level Writing · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Literary-device lesson defines and exemplifies advanced devices including oxymoron, paradox and hyperbole.

  • LITERARY DEVICES | Learn about literary devices in English | Learn with examples | Figure of speech

    YouTube — Learn Easy English · Video · Opens on the provider website

    We hope you enjoyed this video! If you have any questions please ask in the comments. · Learn Easy English · 12 minute video Caption evidence: to access free topic sheets worksheets or to book an online class visit ilear