English Grade 4 (2025-26) - 5. Poetry

English Grade 4 (2025-26)

Learning Objectives

Why is learning this important?

A. Reading Poetry

5.1 What is Poetry

Objective: Explain what is poetry and where do poets get their ideas from

Poem: A Symphony of Trees by Charles Ghigna

Poem: The Oak and the Rose by Shel Silverstein

Poem: Seeds by Walter De La Mare

5.2 Main Idea of a Poem

Objective: Infer the main idea of a poem

Poem: The Oak and the Rose by Shel Silverstein

Poem: Seeds by Walter De La Mare

5.3 Figurative Language

Objective:Identify and analyse the figurative language in the poem

Poem: The Oak and the Rose by Shel Silverstein

Poem: A Book is Like by Kathy Leeuwenburg

5.4 Compare and Contrast

Objective: Compare and contrast structure, content and theme of the two poems

Poem: The Oak and the Rose by Shel Silverstein

Poem: Seeds by Walter De La Mare

B. Writing Poetry

5.5 Planning and Drafting a Poem

Objective: Plan and draft a free verse nature poem with rhyming words

5.6 Revising and Editing a Poem

Objective: Identify and use adjectives and adverbs in poems

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