Starter quiz
- What is the purpose of an adjective?
- to describe a verb
- to describe a noun ✓
- to replace a noun
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- What is a metaphor?
- when two things are compared using the words 'like' or 'as'
- when two consecutive words begin with the same sound
- a figure of speech that involves comparing two things using the verb 'to be' ✓
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- Which of the below is an example of a metaphor?
- Home is like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
- Home is a warm embrace. ✓
- Home is cosy, warm and loving.
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- To try to decipher the hidden meaning in something is to make ...
- a prediction.
- a summary.
- an inference. ✓
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- What is one connotation of the word 'emerald'?
- worthless
- precious ✓
- mundane
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- What is diversity?
- when everyone is the same
- when there is a variety of people from different ethnic and social groups ✓
- when people are treated unfairly
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Exit quiz
- In her poem 'Home', what does Anne Brontë suggest about home?
- it must be luxurious
- it is filled with family
- it is imperfect but cherished ✓
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- In their poems about home, what do both Anne Brontë and Charles Swain suggest?
- Luxuries do not make a home. ✓
- Their hometowns have a lot of inequality.
- Love is more important than home.
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- What might comparing home to the colour green suggest?
- home is perfect
- home is small
- home is safe ✓
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- In 'My City', what does George The Poet criticise?
- the weather in London
- the noisy public transport
- the inequality in London ✓
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- In the poem 'My City', what does George The Poet seem to value about his home?
- the diversity in London ✓
- the food in London
- the nature in London
- the work opportunities in London
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- George The Poet provides a ______ perspective on home.
- idealistic
- realistic ✓
- optimistic
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Key learning points
- We can read between the lines to better understand people's attitudes on 'home'.
- Brontë presents home as imperfect, whilst Swain emphasises that love makes a home.
- George The Poet provides a realistic portrayal of London in 'My City'.
- George The Poet values diversity of his home but criticises the widespread inequality.
Common misconception
Students may think George The Poet's attitude towards his city is wholly negative.
George The Poet critiques certain aspects of London, particularly inequality and the way in which people often do not acknowledge the poverty in London.
Keywords
Contrast - an obvious difference between two or more things
Realistic - representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life
Attitude - a point of view about something
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