To rhyme or not to rhyme, that is the question!
ACTIVITY 1
Match each of the lyrics below with the relevant type of rhyme. Choose from:
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Think about where your favourite songs are 'located' and develop your understanding of setting within your GCSE/A-Level texts - and your own writing!
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I've spoken a zillion times about how lucky we are to have Banquet Records in Kingston. Not that you need me to tell you. Just look at the artists they've brou... Read More...
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We delved back into our favourite albums of 2022. Then we matched the best 20 records of that year with the best 20 words of all-time!!
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Sound of Pen classes use music as a doorway to a deeper understanding of GCSE & A-Level English texts.
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