Poetry map
Explore the parts that help a poem take shape.
For parents and teachers
Playing Poetry map
Read the cards and match each one to its partner. Find six pairs, with no timer. Think about the meaning before choosing.
What this game practises
Year 4 poetry exploration includes noticing how a poem is organised and how its language creates an experience for the listener. Poetry map introduces useful terms for structure, voice, imagery, rhythm, stanza and refrain. These are tools for discussion rather than a checklist that every poem must satisfy. A poem’s speaker is a voice within the poem and should not automatically be treated as the real author. Choose a familiar poem with a repeated line and decide how the refrain connects its sections. Read one stanza aloud, keeping a steady sense of its rhythm without forcing every line into the same pattern. Discuss an image that was easy to imagine and explain which words created it, then try a performance choice that makes those words clearer.
Progress and trying again
The normal game controls let children finish, save stars on this device and play again. A previous best result is kept when a later attempt scores less. Matching games count incorrect pairs; ordering games score the first check of each round; sorting games give another chance after a mistake. Take time to talk about a choice rather than racing.
Return to the learning collection for curriculum guidance, examples and activities to try away from the screen.