Starter quiz
- In the unit 'Myths, Legends and stories', we look at two paintings by Pieter Bruegel. What are their names?
- 'Musée des Beaux Arts'
- 'Winter'
- 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus' ✓
- 'The Hunters in the Snow' ✓
- 'The Old Masters'
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- In the unit 'Myths, Legends and stories that inspire', we look at a painting called 'The Hunters in the Snow' by Pieter Bruegel. What is in the background of this painting?
- skaters
- hunters
- a bush
- mountains ✓
- the sky ✓
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- In the unit 'Myths, Legends and stories that inspire', we look at a painting called 'The Hunters in the Snow' by Pieter Bruegel. What is in the foreground of this painting?
- skaters
- hunters ✓
- a bush ✓
- mountains
- the sky
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- In the unit 'Myths, Legends and stories that inspire', we look at a painting called 'The Hunters in the Snow' by Pieter Bruegel. What is true of this painting?
- It is inspired by a Greek myth.
- It inspired Auden to write 'Musée des Beaux Arts'.
- It is part of a series of five paintings depicting different times of the year. ✓
- It is an example of portraiture of different figures.
- It is an example of a landscape painting. ✓
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- In 'Myths, Legends and stories that inspire', we look at a painting called 'The Hunters in the Snow'. What word most accurately describes how Bruegel depicts the hunters?
- happy
- ekphrastic
- dejected ✓
- triumphant
- bloodthirsty
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- In 'Myths, Legends and stories that inspire', William Carlos Williams's poem inspired by 'The Hunters in the Snow' by Bruegel. What word does he use to describe the hunters?
- dejected
- ekphrastic
- sturdy ✓
- ominous
- icy
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Exit quiz
- Starting with the first, put the selected artworks from 'Myths, Legends and stories that inspire' in chronological order.
- 1⇔Pieter Bruegel’s painting 'The Hunters in the Snow'
- 2⇔Walter de la Mare’s poem 'Breughel’s Winter'
- 3⇔Williams Carlos Williams's poem 'The Hunters in the Snow'
- Match each artist, all important to 'Myths, Legends and stories that inspire', to something we know about them.
- Pieter Bruegel⇔16th century landscape painter ✓
- Walter de la Mare⇔English 20th century poet; wrote 'Breughel’s Winter' ✓
- Williams Carlos Williams⇔American poet; wrote two poems inspired by Bruegel ✓
- W.H. Auden⇔British-American 20th century poet; wrote 'Musée des Beaux Arts' ✓
- Match these words, all important to 'Myths, Legends and stories that inspire', to their meaning.
- dejected⇔downcast, depressed ✓
- ominous⇔suggesting something bad is going to happen ✓
- lean⇔thin ✓
- mute⇔silent ✓
- sinister⇔menacing, scary ✓
- Both de la Mare and Williams wrote poems inspired by Bruegel's 'The Hunters in the Snow' ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire'). What are some of their differences?
- de la Mare uses punctuation; Williams does not ✓
- de la Mare only writes about the hunters; Williams is inspired by everything
- de la Mare calls the hunters "sturdy"; Williams calls them "dejected"
- de la Mare uses enjambment throughout; Williams uses it occasionally
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- These adjectives are all taken from Walter de la Mare’s poem 'Bruegel’s Winter' ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire'). Match each to the noun it describes.
- jagged⇔mountains ✓
- wild⇔scene ✓
- freezing⇔quiet ✓
- ink-black⇔shapes ✓
- mute⇔huntsmen ✓
- Walter de la Mare's poem 'Bruegel’s Winter' ('Myths, Legends and stories that inspire') begins: "Jagg'd mountain peaks and skies ______".
- 'ice-green' ✓
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Key learning points
- Walter de la Mare's 'Brueghel’s Winter' is an ekphrastic poem.
- An ekphrastic poem is a poem which describes a piece of art, and is inspired by it.
- You can look at a poem as a whole and consider how the descriptions work together to create a particular tone or mood.
- You can look at the descriptions individually and consider the effect they have.
- You can consider the tone you wish to create in your own writing, and then select words and phrases to create this tone.
Common misconception
The use of adjectives is a simple technique, so there isn't much point analysing a writer's use of them, or planning for them in your own writing.
Adjectives are a wonderful way to express tone, nuanced meaning and atmosphere. As such, they can be rich for analysis, and have a powerful effect on your own descriptive writing.
Keywords
Dominant - most powerful, overbearing, influential
Ekphrastic - a poem which describes a piece of art, and is inspired by it
Tone - the attitude and emotion of your voice - written or verbal
Dejected - depressed, downcast
Ominous - something suggesting something bad is about to happen
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