Starter quiz
- The ______ was a period of time where people saw the shift from agricultural work to mass production in factories.
- 'Industrial Revolution' ✓
- What does the word 'identity' mean?
- the qualities that make a person unique or themself ✓
- regarded as perfect or better than in reality
- something used symbolically to represent something else
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- What do we mean by 'perception'?
- the repetition of a sound
- showing sensitivity
- a belief or opinion ✓
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- What tense is this sentence written in: 'Today, my footsteps echo in the sodium gloom.'?
- past
- present ✓
- future
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- What is the definition of 'transcends'?
- to go beyond or rise above a limit ✓
- to move or fall downwards
- to go up or climb
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- If something is non-linear that means...
- it is in time order.
- it is not in time order. ✓
- it only has one tense.
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- metaphorical⇔something used symbolically to represent something else ✓
- industrialisation⇔going from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing ✓
- perception⇔a belief or opinion ✓
- echo⇔to repeat what someone else has said or thought ✓
- transcends⇔to go beyond or rise above a limit ✓
- The desire for a 'wider view' might suggest...
- you want to narrow your horizons.
- you want to broaden your horizons. ✓
- you are content with your life you have it.
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- ‘A Wider View’ begins in the ______ and considers the life of the speaker’s great-great grandfather.
- 'past' ✓
- Starting with the first, put these stanza summaries about 'A Wider View' in the order the poem appears.
- 1⇔The poem is in the past and the speaker describes "sky".
- 2⇔The speaker places their great-great-grandad in the 19th century.
- 3⇔The speaker describes their great-great-grandad heading towards a factory.
- 4⇔In the present time collapses as the speaker 'meets' their great-great-grandad.
- 5⇔The speaker considers past and future generations.
- In 'A Wider View' Seneviratne is perhaps reminding the reader of the importance of __________ when considering identity.
- time
- place ✓
- voice
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- The last line from 'A Wider View refers to the shape between generations. What shape is referenced?
- 'arcs' ✓
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Key learning points
- ‘A Wider View’ begins in the past and considers the life of the speaker’s great-great grandfather.
- Arguably, the Industrial Revolution has made his life physically harsh and metaphorically restricted it.
- When shifting to the present time, the poem implies that the past “echoes” and impacts the present.
- Seneviratne arguably reminds the reader of the importance of place when considering identity and heritage.
Common misconception
That everyone considers time to be linear: moving from past, to present, to the future.
Many works of literature consider time to be cyclical and consider us to be repeating or echoing what has happened in the past.
Keywords
Metaphorical - something used symbolically to represent something else
Industrialisation - the process of transforming the economy from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing
Perception - a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem
Echo - the repetition of a sound; to repeat what someone else has said or thought
Transcends - to go beyond or rise above a limit, or be greater than something ordinary
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