Word search: Common Poetic Forms is an easy-to-print worksheet featuring 16 of the most common types of poem in English language including elegy, ballad, ode etc. Simply print off the activity sheet and pupils can do the rest!

This accessible and fun wordsearch activity would act as a great starter or plenary to a lesson on poetic form and structure. It is designed with a lower-ability KS4 class in mind, but would also be suitable for a KS3 class (11-14 year olds).