Starter quiz
- In the unit 'Myths, legends and stories that inspire', we compare texts. Which of these words or phrases help use explore differences between texts?
- Whereas, ✓
- Similarly,
- In the same way,
- By contrast, ✓
- However, ✓
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- In the unit 'Myths, legends and stories that inspire', we compare texts. Which words help use explore similarities between texts?
- However,
- In the same way, ✓
- Similarly, ✓
- Contrastingly,
- Both ✓
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- In 'Myths, legends and stories that inspire', we look at a poem by Walter de la Mare and Williams Carlos Williams about the same painting. What is the name of the painting?
- 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus'
- 'Landscape with Hunters in the Snow'
- 'Bruegel’s Winter'
- 'The Hunters in the Snow' ✓
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- Walter de la Mare's 'Bruegel's Winter' ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire'), describes people and animals doing different things. Match each figure to what he describes them doing.
- a child⇔watching ✓
- black figures⇔sliding ✓
- dogs⇔snuffling ✓
- a crow⇔swooping in the sky ✓
- Walter de la Mare's 'Bruegel's Winter' ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire'), describes the hunters walking. What verb does he use?
- walk
- stride
- lead
- trudge ✓
- deject
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- In 'Myths, legends and stories that inspire', William Carlos Williams's poem doesn't use punctuation. We say that each line is ...
- 'enjambed' ✓
Exit quiz
- Walter de la Mare's 'Bruegel’s Winter' ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire') uses many present participle verbs. Which are examples of present participle verbs?
- skating ✓
- striding ✓
- ominously
- trudging ✓
- muffled
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- In 'Myths, legends and stories that inspire', William Carlos Williams's poem describes the skaters as a "pattern". What is this an example of?
- a simile
- alliteration
- personification
- metaphor ✓
- adjective
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- When writing about the texts we explore in 'Myths, legends and stories that inspire', you will start analytical paragraphs with topic sentences. What is true of topic sentences?
- They conclude paragraphs.
- They should include quotations.
- They explain whether you like the text or not.
- They explain everything you will focus on in an essay.
- They are the first sentence of a paragraph and state the paragraph's main idea. ✓
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- Which of these comparative topic sentences is the strongest? They compare two poems from 'Myths, legends and stories that inspire'.
- Williams says the hunters are "sturdy" but de la Mare says they "trudge".
- Both Williams and de la Mare convey the power of the hunters. ✓
- Both Williams and de la Mare use similar methods to describe Bruegel's painting.
- I think Williams is better at describing the painting than de la Mare.
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- In Walter de la Mare's poem 'Bruegel's Winter' ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire'), he describes the hunters' spears as "______".
- 'sinister' ✓
- Starting with the first sentence, order this comparative paragraph about two poems from 'Myths, legends and stories that inspire'.
- 1⇔Both de la Mare and Williams convey how treacherous the winter mountains can be.
- 2⇔De la Mare describes them as "Jagg'd" suggesting they are rough and pointed.
- 3⇔By contrast, Williams describes them as "icy" suggesting they are slippery.
- 4⇔Ultimately, both poets convey that the mountains have the capacity to hurt us.
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Key learning points
- The opening of a comparative paragraph could start with a topic sentence which states the paragraphs main idea.
- Next, the comparative paragraph could focus on analysing the first text.
- Then, a comparative paragraph could focus on the second text, comparing it to the first.
- Comparing the methods writers have used can help to develop the comparison.
- The final sentence of a comparative paragraph could link to the topic sentence.
Common misconception
You can't talk about two different texts in the same paragraph.
It can be tricky to talk about two texts in one paragraph, but it often makes for a stronger comparison. A good way to start is to consider one aspect of the texts you wish to compare, and then draw out the differences in your analysis.
Keywords
Enjambment - when there is no punctuation at the end of a line of poetry
Pace - the speed of something
Present participle verb - the '-ing' form of the verb; for example, slipping
Methods - the tools a writer uses to create their work; enjambment, verbs and adjectives are all examples of methods
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