Poetry – JSS1 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

Poetry is the use of devices such as figures of speech, emotion, rhyme, rhythm, stanzas, meter and subject matter in a body of words to express an idea. Its main features are imagery, stanza, rhythm and rhyme, which are explained in this note.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• state what poetry is;
• explain imagery, stanza, rhythm and rhyme;
• write a short poem using these features.

What are the features of poetry?

1. Imagery: the selective and effective use of words to create a pictorial impression in the imagination of the reader.
2. Stanza: a collection of verses that form a section of the poem.
3. Rhythm: the measured flow of words and phrases in poetry.
4. Rhyme: the sameness of sounds between words in poetry.

Evaluation

Write a poem, using the listed features.