Starter quiz
- When looking at 'structure' in poetry this means looking at...
- the figurative language a poet uses.
- the way a poet has organised the poem on the page. ✓
- the impact the poet wanted to have on the reader.
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- ______ is the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
- 'enjambment' ✓
- What is 'A Wider View' by Seni Seneviratne about?
- a speaker considers the impacts of the Industrial Revolution
- a speaker considers the perspective of a great-great-grandparent ✓
- a speaker considers how much Leeds has changed over the decades
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- How is the sky described on line 3 of 'A Wider View'?
- 'smoke-filled' ✓
- 'A Wider View' shifts from the __________ to the __________ as the poem progresses.
- past, present ✓
- present, past
- present, future
- future, past
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- The word 'cyclical' means...
- when a set of events only occur once
- when a set of events reverses
- when a set of events repeat themselves regularly ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the keyword to their definitions.
- axis⇔a straight line going through the centre of a spinning object ✓
- cyclical⇔occurring in cycles; recurrent ✓
- flux⇔the action or process of flowing or flowing out ✓
- The structure of 'A Wider View' might suggest Senevaritne wants the reader to go on a ______.
- 'journey' ✓
- The use of enjambment in 'A Wider View' may have been used to...
- mimic time. ✓
- suggest overlaps between the speaker and her great-great-grandfather. ✓
- represent the ongoing impact of the Industrial Revolution.
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- Seneviratne uses __________ language to consider the nature of time in 'A Wider View'.
- figurative
- emotive
- metaphysical ✓
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- Arguably, in 'A Wider View' Seneviratne represents time as existing in a constant ______ motion.
- 'cyclical' ✓
- Complete the quotation from 'A Wider View': "while the curve of past and future ______ arcs between us".
- 'generations' ✓
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Key learning points
- The structure of a poem arguably represents the journey of a concept or idea through the poem.
- The structure of the poem could represent the connection between the speaker’s identity and their ancestor’s life.
- Seneviratne uses metaphysical language to consider the nature of time
- Arguably, Seneviratne represents time as existing in a constant cyclical motion.
Common misconception
That we all have the same metaphysical understanding of time.
While some people consider time to be linear, Seneviratne arguably considers time to be cyclical.
Keywords
Metaphysical - relating to the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence and knowledge
Axis - a real or imaginary straight line going through the centre of an object that is spinning
Cyclical - occurring in cycles; recurrent
Flux - the action or process of flowing or flowing out
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