Starter quiz
- Which of the following is the definition of 'anthology'?
- a collection of literary works that have a similar form or subject ✓
- a collection of literary works that all consider human impact on nature
- a collection of literary works that have dissimilar subjects to show variety
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- Which of the following are threads that run through the Worlds and Lives anthology?
- war
- violence
- identity ✓
- belonging ✓
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- Which two poems from the Worlds and Lives anthology gesture towards the sonnet form?
- 'Like an Heiress' ✓
- 'In a London Drawingroom'
- 'England in 1819' ✓
- 'A Wider View'
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- Match the poems from the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology with the theme.
- 'Like an Heiress'⇔Climate change ✓
- 'Name Journeys'⇔Migration ✓
- 'Thirteen'⇔Prejudice ✓
- Starting with the oldest, put these poems from the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology in chronological order.
- 1⇔Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring'
- 2⇔Shelley's 'England in 1819'
- 3⇔Dharker's 'A Century Later'
- 4⇔Femi's 'Thirteen'
- Occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold is the definition of ...
- temporal
- liminal ✓
- spatial
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Exit quiz
- Non-conformity means ...
- thinking in a way that is different from other people. ✓
- thinking in a way that is the same as other people.
- thinking in a way that is dangerous to society.
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- The sonnet, couplet and ghazal all arguably consider the theme of ______.
- 'love' ✓
- Which of these poems is the only one from the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology with a regular rhyme scheme that runs all the way through the poem?
- Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring'
- Brontë's 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'
- Shelley's 'England in 1819' ✓
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- Whose voice do we not hear across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology?
- nature
- past generations
- future generations ✓
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- Existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object means something ...
- abstract. ✓
- concrete.
- actual.
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- How might we interpret the fact that the oldest and latest poems in the anthology both consider humanity's relationship with nature?
- Humanity's relationship with nature has changed.
- Humanity's relationship with nature still needs to change. ✓
- Humanity never had a strong relationship with nature.
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Key learning points
- Structurally, irregularity runs through the anthology and could reflect the unpredictable nature of life.
- The lack of adherence to traditional forms could reflect how we need to move away from traditional ideas.
- The presence of other voices and perspectives across the poems could reflect the connected nature of the world.
- Connections of ‘big ideas’ that span centuries could reflect the nature of humanity.
Common misconception
Since you normally only compare two poems, it's not useful to make connections across the whole anthology.
Making connections across the whole anthology allows you to see the threads that connect the poems which will extend your comparative responses.
Keywords
Liminal - occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold
Ghazal - a lyric poem with a fixed number of verses and a repeated rhyme, typically on the theme of love
Non-conformity - the quality of living and thinking in a way that is different from other people
Abstract - existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object
Anthology - a collection of literary works that have a similar form or subject
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