Poetry recital from memory
Poetry Recital from memory (6-8 Years)
Perform one of the following:
(a) ‘Forbidden Poem’ by Tony Mitton
(b) ‘Daddy Fell into the Pond’ by Alfred Noyes
(c) ‘Please do not feed the animals …’ by Robert Hull
(d) ‘Eletelephony’ by Laura Elizabeth Richards
(e) ‘The News’ by Michael Rosen
Poetry Recital from memory (9-11 Years)
Perform one of the following:
(a) ‘Please Mrs Butler’ by Allan Ahlberg
(b) ‘Good Morning, Dear Students’ by Kenn Nesbitt
(c) ‘The Language of Cat’ by Rachel Rooney
(d) ‘Pumberley Pott’s Unpredictable Niece’ by Jack Prelutsky
(e) ‘Poetry Means the World to Me’ by Tony Medina
Poetry Recital from memory (12-14 Years)
Perform one of the following:
(a) ‘Caged Bird’ by Maya Angelou
(b) ‘The Thought Fox’ by Ted Hughes
(c) ‘A Dream Within a Dream’ by Edgar Allan Poe
(d) ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ by William Wordsworth
(e) ‘How to Cut a Pomegranate’ by Imtiaz Dharker
Poetry Recital from memory (15-18 Years)
Perform one of the following:
(a) ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen
(b) ‘An Arundel Tomb’ by Philip Larkin
(c) ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats
(d) ‘Female Fashions for 1799’ by Mary Robinson
(e) ‘the root word of babble is babel’ by O-Jeremiah Agbaakin
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What we reward in Poetry Recital from memory
- Secure, well-memorised words
- Clarity and audibility
- Sensitivity to, and capturing of, mood and meaning
- Vocal variety which engages the audience and adds power to the words
- Thoughtful and appropriate use of pause
- Facial expressions which support the successful communication of the words
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