Exploring themes of sadness in 'The Land of Blue'
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I can reflect on poetry with themes of sadness, writing a personal response to a poem.
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‘The Land of Blue’ is written by Laura Mucha and illustrated by Victoria Jane Wheeler.
The poem uses symbolism - symbols that represent ideas beyond their literal meaning.
The poem references colours; these can symbolise a range of feelings and emotions.
We can respond to a poem by writing a personal response to it.
Personal responses are reflections that we make about a poem after reading or listening to it.
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