Starter quiz
- What is a proper noun?
- a word used to describe a concrete noun
- a word that shows the position or location of an object or person
- a word used to replace someone's name
- the name of a specific person, place, thing, or entity, typically capitalised ✓
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- Why is it important to consider the wider historical context of a literary text in your analysis?
- awareness of society's beliefs/attitudes can shape our interpretations ✓
- it can help us to understand archaic (old-fashioned) words and phrases
- it shows that we know the text really well and makes our analysis more detailed
- it isn't important - literary analysis should focus only on the text
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- Match each of these poems from the AQA Love and Relationships anthology to the person who wrote them.
- 'Follower' (1966)⇔Seamus Heaney ✓
- 'Love's Philosophy' (1819)⇔Percy Bysshe Shelley ✓
- 'Singh Song!' (2007)⇔Daljit Nagra ✓
- 'Sonnet 29' (1850)⇔Elizabeth Barrett Browning ✓
- What is emotive language?
- language that uses minimal detail, often conveying information in a concise way
- language that describes concepts or ideas rather than tangible objects or events
- language aiming to stimulate strong reactions by being deliberately challenging
- words or phrases chosen to evoke strong feelings or reactions in the reader ✓
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- Which of the following are examples of first-person pronouns?
- I ✓
- You
- He
- They
- We ✓
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- What is being described here: 'A traditional or widely accepted way of doing something.'?
- 'Convention' ✓
Exit quiz
- When did the Romantic period occur?
- 1500-1600s
- 1600-1700s
- 1700-1800s ✓
- 1800s-1900s
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- Complete the missing word: 'Romantic literature often focused on __________ experience.'
- shared
- individual ✓
- community
- romantic
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- Complete the missing word: 'Romantic literature often emphasised an affinity with __________.'
- love
- conflict
- nature ✓
- progress
- family
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- Which of the below are common tropes of Romanticism?
- respect for institutional power
- affinity for the natural world ✓
- dramatic and passionate emotions ✓
- priority of individualism and self-expression ✓
- a focus on love
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- Which of the below poems from the 'Love and Relationships' anthology can be considered 'Romantic'?
- 'Porphyria's Lover' (1836) ✓
- 'When We Two Parted' (1817) ✓
- 'Singh Song!' (2007)
- 'Before you were mine' (2003)
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- Look at the opening of Byron's 'When We Two Parted': "When we two parted, In silence and tears, Half broken-hearted, To sever for years". What Romantic tropes does this opening contain?
- dramatic and passionate emotions ✓
- focus on the individual ✓
- affinity for nature
- a break with convention
- revolutionary ideals
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Key learning points
- Romanticism arose from a conflicted time for society.
- Romanticism prioritised ideas of revolution, inspired by France.
- Romanticism focuses on subjective individual experiences.
- Romanticism displays affinity with or appreciation of nature.
Common misconception
Students might think Romantic poems are only about love and beauty.
Romantic poems also explore deep emotions, the sublime in nature, individualism and sometimes darker themes like sorrow and longing, reflecting the complexity of human experience.
Keywords
Romanticism - a cultural movement of the 18th and 19th centuries emphasising emotion, nature, and individualism
Trope - a common theme or device used repeatedly in literature or art
Affinity - a natural liking or connection to something or someone
Convention - a traditional or widely accepted way of doing something
Revolution - a significant change or overthrow of a system, often in politics or society
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