Writing and Performance Poetry - Live Lesson: Additional clips

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Watch again: Live Lesson video clips

This set of shorter video clips is taken from the Live Lesson programme and can be used to teach individual topics.

Similes and metaphors

Poet Joseph Coelho explores the concept of change and the use of figurative language in poetry.

Your class will need this downloadable activity sheet:

• Activity 1: Similes and metaphors

Fun with words

Explore rhyme, onomatopeia and alliteration with poets Joseph Coelho and Tony Walsh.

Your class will need this activity sheet:

• Activity 2: Alliteration

Performance poetry

Find out how you can add elements of performance to your poetry readings in this section.

Live Lessons poem

Practise your poetry performance by reading this collective Live Lessons poem out with your class.

Download it here:

• Live Lessons collective poem