This presentation was used about 3 weeks ago in my lesson with aa group of beginner EAL learners, which was observed by a Head of English. It got me the grade of outstanding, and was subsequently shared with the English department as a model for inclusive teaching. No reason to think that you can't teach metaphor, power of three, alliteration and other poetic techniques to beginner EAL learners!

1. 12 February 2015
Topic: Poetry Terms
Today, we will:
• Learn about: alliteration,
personification, rhyme, simile,
metaphor and power of three
• Write a poem together!

2. Personification
 When a non-living thing is described as a living thing.
DEAD ALIVE
The run-down house Depressed
DEAD ALIVE
The moon Winked
The run-down house looked depressed.
The moon winked at me from behind the clouds.

3. Alliteration
 When letter sounds at the beginning of words are repeated.
limy,
ike’s icrophone ade uch usic.
ric’s agle ats ggs.
annah’s ome as eat.
This is a s tinky lunch.s
H h h h
E e e e
M m m m m

4. Rhyme
 When 2 or more words sound the same – usually at the end of a line but
can be within lines of poetry.
Boy
Book
Computer
Hibaq
Floor
Angry
Joy
Crook
Commuter
Hungry
Iraq
Door
Track
Moor

5. Simile
 When something is described as being like something else.
He walks like a snail.
He looks like a mountain.

6. Metaphor
 When something is said to be something else.
He is a pig.
My house is a fridge.

7. Power of Three
 When you use three adjectives to make writing more interesting.
I was , I was , I was !
My English is now : it’s and !
cold freezing miserable
excellent brilliant superb

8. Image sources
 Run-down house: http://passiveincomenow.net/wp-
content/uploads/2011/10/run_down_house.ce_.jpg
 Depressed: http://www.westernseminary.edu/transformedblog/wp-
content/uploads/2012/08/depressed.jpg
 The Moon: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/The_Blue_Moon.jpeg
 Winked: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-
images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/11/21/WinkMurder460.jpg
 Walk slowly: http://www.buzzle.com/images/people/body-language/walking-styles/man-walking-
with-downward-gaze.jpg
 Snail: http://vector-magz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/snail-clipart1.gif
 Tall man: https://s-media-cache-
ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f9/82/37/f9823717c2ee7e76f5ee2c75b4886955.jpg
 Mountain: http://www.mountainprofessor.com/images/Mountain-Ranges-Colorado-2.jpg
 Man: http://deaenij3kiw8r.cloudfront.net/system/users/avatars/141380/original/production-
b3612f96cc66fee631be82853dd2c316-man_bartlett_bw.jpg?1369799811
 Pig: http://cdn.frontpagemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Pig.jpg
 House in winter: http://blog.quizzle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/house-in-winter-2.jpg
 Fridge: http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/portals/0/images/reports/244634_large.jpg
 Cold: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xFue-
xKzb2o/TyAQP1EyJgI/AAAAAAAAAFs/lv2GURwA0wI/s1600/cold.gif
 Good English:
http://cf067b.medialib.glogster.com/media/a0/a0c29d22b72a9e9387caf897dad5d3dfeb5e5e7294dd
f260193d58e47ead9435/spge-jpg.jpg
 Slide 1 image: http://pentagist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/poetry-and-types-of-poetry.jpg