Starter quiz
- Which of the following colours do we associate with boredom and the mundane?
- grey ✓
- red
- yellow
- black
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- Imagining and describing trees that can talk is an example of...
- 'personification' ✓
- Catching someone’s eye suggests __________ with them.
- a brief connection ✓
- a deep connection
- an absence of a connection
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- Which of the five senses does ‘aural’ refer to?
- sight
- hearing ✓
- taste
- smell
- touch
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- Using words that imitate the natural sound associated with their meaning is called ...
- 'onomatopoeia' ✓
- What might ‘stumbling’ represent?
- feeling confident
- feeling disorientated ✓
- feeling sad ✓
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Exit quiz
- The opposite of lonely is ...
- desolate
- isolated
- connected ✓
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- In 'With Birds You're Never Lonely', words such as “slam” and “blaring” suggest the __________ noise of the modern world.
- overwhelming ✓
- pleasing
- gentle
- disruptive ✓
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- The Maori woman in 'With Birds You're Never Lonely' learned her natural knowledge from ...
- a book
- her grandfather ✓
- her mother
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- Profound means something ...
- very great or intense ✓
- mournful and sad
- brief or fleeting
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- In 'With Birds You're Never Lonely', the speaker’s experience in the forest makes them __________ humanity’s relationship with nature.
- reflect on ✓
- lament ✓
- angry because of
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- Why might representing the opening stanzas of the poem 'With Birds You're Never Lonely' as a black and white picture be appropriate?
- It suggests an older time.
- It suggests the lack of life. ✓
- It suggests the lack of connections. ✓
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Key learning points
- The title implies that Antrobus’ intention is to encourage the reader to forge a connection with nature.
- Arguably, the modern, urban world is presented as isolating.
- In contrast, we might see nature as being full of life and connections.
- Antrobus is a d/Deaf poet and the use of sound implies that silence can be enriching in certain circumstances.
- Antrobus often explores themes of communication, connection, and cultural inheritance.
Common misconception
That silence is a negative thing.
Silence can also be peaceful, enriching and calming.
Keywords
Aural - relating to the ear or the sense of hearing
Forge - to make or produce something, often with great difficulty
Profound - (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense
Maori - a member of the indigenous people of New Zealand
Homogenous - of the same or a similar kind in nature
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