The Lady of Shalott - Lesson 7 - Metaphors PowerPoint

The seventh lesson in a series on Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott" focuses on the use of onomatopoeia and metaphors to enhance writing and understanding of poetry. Students begin by consolidating their knowledge of the poem's narrative, arranging key events in the correct sequence. They then delve into the concept of onomatopoeia, learning that it involves words that imitate the sound they represent, such as "pop," "growl," and "buzz." The lesson encourages students to identify and use onomatopoeic words to vividly describe scenes and actions, bringing the text to life.

Alongside onomatopoeia, the lesson introduces metaphors as a powerful poetic technique. Unlike similes, metaphors assert that one thing is another, enriching the description and emphasising certain qualities. For instance, instead of saying a path winds like a snake, a metaphor would describe the path as snaking through the hills. Students explore various metaphors within "The Lady of Shalott," discussing their effects and how they contribute to the poem's atmosphere. The lesson concludes with students creating their own metaphorical sentences and sharing them with the class, explaining their choices and the imagery they aimed to evoke.