Literary and linguistic techniques: 'Blackberrying'

This resource begins with a simple matching game to reinforce/refresh student knowledge of techniques found in poetry. While this resource was designed with Sylvia Plath’s ‘Blackberrying’ in mind, it could be easily adapted for other poems. There are also sentence starters to help students write an analytical paragraph about the poem, as well as extension tasks for early finishers. Printing on A3 is recommended to give students maximum space for note-taking. Note that a copy of the poem is not included but is easily accessible online.