SESSION 9.

1
POETIC IMAGES
LESS0N OBJECTIVES
Learners can read a poem silently and
aloud for understanding.
Learners can identify and write
similes.
Learners can discuss poetic techniques.
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1. A. Read the poem silently to
familiarize yourself with the
words and the main idea.

The mist
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B. What is the poem

describing?
how the mist move
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C. At what time of the
day do you think the
poem is set? Why?
Dawn (early morning) because of
the last line says unveiling the new
day
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D. What tells
you that the
mist doesn’t
disturb
anything as it
comes and
goes?
 E. Find a verb
in each stanza
describing how
the mist moves.
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F. Think of three more synonym
verbs to describe how the mist
moves.
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G. Re-read the poem aloud replacing
the verbs with your synonyms. Does it
change the effect?
2. Discuss the poem's layout and images and then write the
answers in your notebook.
A. How many sentences are in the poem?
B. Describe the poem's features relating to stanza and line length.
C. Does the shape of the stanzas make you think of anything as
you read the poem?
D. What two things is the mist compared to?
E. Explain to your partner which you like best and why?
F. Together think of another image to describe the mist using
‘like’.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

Workbook
Pages 186-187
SESSION 9.4
MOON POEM
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Learners can order adjectives
according to shades of meaning.
Learners can listen and respond to
information and a poem.
Learners can describe how a poet
creates mood in a poem.
1. When did Walter de la Mare write his poems?
1st half of 20th century (1908 when he was
35 yrs. old )
2. How many brothers and sisters did he have?
he has 6 brothers and sisters
3. Why did he have to earn his own living from
the age of 16?
his family is poor
4. What did he receive the Andrew Carnegie
Medal for?
works for children
5. Which are his two most popular poems?
“Silvers” and “The Listeners”
6. How can you tell that The Listeners is still a
popular poem today?
still appears at many poetry book up to
this day
 Possible anwer:
blazing, burning,
dazzling, shining,
glinting, glowing,
gleaming,
shimmering,
glimmering
Learners’ own
answers
regarding
intensity of
light and old
fashioned
language
GLOSSARY
shoon: old-fashioned word for shoes
casements: a window that is fixed on one
side and opens like a door
thatch: straw or reeds used to make roofs
couched: lying down curled up
cote: a small shelter for doves or birds to
live in
AFTER LISTENING TO THE POEM,
RE-READ IT WITH A PARTNER.
a. Discuss the mood the sound effects
create:
the regular rhythm and flowing word
sounds
the repetition of 'silver and alliteration
with the soft 's' sound.
b. Using your discussion, write a short
paragraph describing how the poet creates
the poem's mood.
c. Re-read the poem with a partner and
choose a different adjective to replace silver
each time it appears.
d. Read the poem with your new adjectives.
How does the mood change?
LEARNERS’ OWN
DISCUSSIONS
paragraphs that should
describe a soft,
mysterious mood