English Reading Comprehensionusually ages 11–14

Poetic forms and conventions

Recognise and understand poetic conventions — including form (sonnet, ballad, free verse), metre, rhyme scheme, stanza structure, imagery, and sound devices (alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia) — and analyse how poets use them for effect

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Identify the form of a poem (e.g., sonnet, haiku, ballad) and explain its key structural features
Analyse how a poet uses rhythm or sound devices to reinforce meaning or mood
Explain how enjambment or a caesura affects the pace and emphasis of a line

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When your child reads a poem, can they identify its form — like a sonnet or a ballad — and explain how the poet's use of rhyme, rhythm, and imagery contributes to the poem's meaning or emotional impact?

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Forms of Poetry and Performanceages 7–10KS3 poetic conventions extend KS2 recognising different forms of poetry

Figurative Language and Literary Devicesages 11–14Analysing poetic technique requires understanding figurative language and word choice

Poetic forms and conventionsthis skill · ages 11–14

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E6LE04high confidenceYear 6 · Literature

explain the way authors use sound and imagery to create meaning and effect in poetry

AC9E5LE04medium confidenceYear 5 · Literature

examine the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, and sound devices in narratives, poetry and songs

AC9E6LA08low confidenceYear 6 · Language

identify authors’ use of vivid, emotive vocabulary, such as metaphors, similes, personification, idioms, imagery and hyperbole

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN3-UARL-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3

EN3-UARL-02low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E6LE04high confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · Literature strand

VC2E5LE04medium confidenceEnglish · Level 5 · Literature strand

VC2E6LE03low confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · Literature strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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Analysing Text Structureages 11–14 Critical comparison across textsages 11–14 Evaluating Arguments in Non-Fictionages 11–14 Figurative Language and Literary Devicesages 11–14

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