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Reading Poems, Songs and Limericks

English Home Language · Term 2

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Read for sound as well as for sense.

  • Discuss the main ideas of a poem, song or limerick.
  • Identify rhythm and rhyme, and explain their effect.
  • Break words into syllables to hear how the rhythm is built.
  • Express the feelings the text stimulates.
  • Notice sound features such as alliteration and personification in the text.

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