Starter quiz
- What is a pronoun?
- a word that shows how or when an action took place
- a word used to describe a noun
- a word which signifies that time has moved forward
- a word used to replace or stand in for a specific person or thing ✓
- a word which shows the location or position of something
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- Match each of the personal pronouns to the correct example.
- 1st person personal⇔I ✓
- 1st person plural⇔we ✓
- 2nd person personal⇔you ✓
- 2nd person possessive⇔your ✓
- 3rd person personal⇔he ✓
- 3rd person plural⇔they ✓
- What is a lapwing?
- a car part
- a type of bird found on farmlands ✓
- a type of bird found in cities
- an industry term used by journalists
- a way of riding a bicycle
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- Complete the sentence about the context of 'Letters from Yorkshire': Dooley spent time living in the ______ so this could be a reflection of her longing to return to a natural setting.
- 'countryside' ✓
- In 'Letters from Yorkshire', the relationship between the speaker and her friend is ambiguous; it could be ______, meaning there's no romance, or there could be underlying romantic feelings.
- plateauing
- platonic ✓
- pleasant
- casual
- illicit
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- Which of these verbs are used to describe the speaker of 'Letters from Yorkshire'?
- digging
- planting
- feeding ✓
- clearing
- pouring
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Exit quiz
- What does the word 'romanticise' mean?
- woo somebody; date them with the intention of starting a romantic relationship
- rewrite modern literature so it uses conventions from the Romantic movement
- portray something in an idealised or overly sentimental manner ✓
- show commitment to a lover by marrying them
- persuade someone to enter into an illicit affair with you
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- What does fleeting mean?
- a way that birds fly, moving up and down to make use of heat thermals
- a way of digging the soil to promote seed growth
- the feeling of emptiness that follows time spent with a loved one
- a long, drawn out relationship that is slow-burning
- brief or transient, passing quickly, often used to describe moments ✓
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- In 'Letters from Yorkshire', which adjective does Dooley use to show how the speaker views the man's life in the natural world?
- similar
- different
- alien
- other ✓
- repetitive
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- How does Dooley emphasise the connection between the speaker and her friend in the last line of 'Letters from Yorkshire'?
- The adjective "icy" emphasises the bleakness in the distance between them.
- The noun "souls" implies there is a spiritual connection between them. ✓
- The noun "messages" implies they are always talking to each other.
- The first person plural pronoun "we" groups them together as similar figures. ✓
- The verb "tap" suggests they devote their energy to writing these letters.
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- In 'Letters from Yorkshire', Dooley alternates between first and second person ______ to shift the focus between the speaker and her friend.
- 'pronouns' ✓
- In line 9 of 'Letter from Yorkshire', Dooley uses a rhetorical question. The speaker questions whether her life has less ______ than the man from Yorkshire. Which word is missing from the statement?
- money
- joy
- loneliness
- empathy
- moral value ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Dooley uses metaphors to convey how the speaker yearns to have a closer relationship with the natural world.
- Dooley uses natural imagery to romanticise the man’s life in a rural setting.
- Dooley uses rhetorical questions to convey the moral value the speaker attaches to the natural world.
- Dooley's use of tercets could mimic the brief and fleeting nature of the communication between the pair.
- Dooley’s use of personal pronouns could mirror the ‘back and forth’ nature of their communication.
Common misconception
The speaker of the poem has unrequited romantic feelings for the man and yearns to be with him.
This is only one interpretation of the poem. Alternatively, the reference to "romance" in L.5 could imply that the speaker romanticises the natural world that she is so distanced from in her urban landscape and yearns to return to nature.
Keywords
Tercets - stanza of three lines in a poem, often forming a complete thought or unit
Alliteration - repetition of initial sounds in close succession for poetic or rhetorical effect
Romanticise - portraying something in an idealised or overly sentimental manner, often distorting reality
Inadequate - insufficient or lacking in quality, quantity or capability to meet requirements or expectations
Fleeting - brief or transient, passing quickly, often used to describe moments or experiences
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