Narrative Poetry Home Learning…
You need to choose a narrative poem to learn and recite
to the rest of the class in the week beginning 1st
February.
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will need to consider:
The meaning of the poem
The rhyme and rhythm of the poem
The use of punctuation when reading aloud
The intonation, tone and volume of your voice to
engage the audience
Here is a selection of poems you could choose from:
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The Highwayman – Alfred Noyes
Kubla Khan – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Maggie and the Dinosaur – Dave Ward
Me and My Brother – Michael Rosen
Jack’s Tale – Judith Nicholls
The Owl and the Pussycat – Edward Lear
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf – Roald Dahl
Night Mail – WH Auden
Jabberwocky – Lewis Carroll
This is only a small selection of the poems you could
choose from – for longer poems you may want to focus
on a section of the poem; for shorter poems you will
need to recite the whole poem.
Make sure you choose a poem you feel comfortable with
– if you have a poem in mind, which is not on the list,
please choose it!