Starter quiz
- In khan's 'pot' the pot is...
- with its creator.
- in a foreign museum. ✓
- in a home museum.
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- In Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker', the jewellery is...
- worn by his wife.
- worn by strangers. ✓
- kept as family heirlooms.
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- In Berry's 'Homing', the subject's accent is...
- celebrated.
- hidden. ✓
- non-existent.
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- The history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, society is the...
- 'heritage' ✓
- The Worlds and Lives anthology connects ideas of...
- war and conflict.
- social change and identity. ✓
- love and romance.
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- Match the poem with the key word.
- 'pot'⇔colonial ✓
- 'Homing'⇔dialect ✓
- 'The Jewellery Maker'⇔marginalised ✓
Exit quiz
- Which body part concerned with identity do both 'pot' and 'The Jewellery Maker' reference?
- fingers ✓
- faces
- eyes
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- Both 'The Jewellery Maker' and 'Homing' references places of ...
- creation. ✓
- history.
- memory.
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- Which two words connect 'pot' and 'Homing'?
- "empty" and "rusted" ✓
- "empty" and "crumbling"
- "empty" and "worthless"
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- To be treated as if you are not important, peripheral and isolated means to be ______.
- 'marginalised' ✓
- What is the difference between 'pot' and 'The Jewellery Maker'?
- 'pot' is concerned with migrant voices. ✓
- 'The Jewellery Maker' is concerned with migrant voices.
- 'pot' is about the connection between objects and identity.
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- Which of these is not an effective opening line for a comparative introduction?
- Both poems have different ideas around belonging and identity. ✓
- Both poems explore the impact of constrained identity.
- Both poems explore the connections between place and identity.
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Key learning points
- When comparing poems it’s useful to think of the poets as in conversation with each other.
- Both khan and Parker express the idea that objects we create are intrinsically connected to our identities.
- In ‘pot’ and ‘Homing’, both khan and Berry explore ideas around constraints on identity.
- Both ‘The Jewellery Maker’ and ‘Homing’ imply that your identity can be created through place.
Common misconception
That you only want to focus on differences in comparisons.
When comparing poems, you want to begin by showing their overarching similarity and then explore the subtle differences.
Keywords
Marginalised - to be treated as if you are not important, peripheral and isolated
Heritage - the history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country or society
Colonialism - the process of one country taking control of another and its resources
Identity - the qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, and/or expressions that characterise a person
Repatriation - the return of someone to their own country
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