Similes in poetry | Let’s Write Poetry: The Big Slam
With locusts let loose in the room, the children are asked to use similes in their poems to describe them.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 1'29''
- Broadcast year: 2007
Curriculum Connection
- English | Reading | Comprehension | Listening to and discussing poetry, plays, fiction, non-fiction
Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam
- Episode: Observation
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