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Reading and performing 'Blackbird' by John Foster &'Hawk Roosting' by Ted Hughes

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I can read two poems aloud with confidence and expression.

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'Blackbird' is a cinquain by John Foster with five lines of a set syllabic structure. ‘Hawk Roosting’ can be described as a fixed verse poem; it consists of six verses, each with four lines. 'Hawk Roosting' is written in first-person perspective. We can explore poems in depth by reading them aloud and performing them.

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