Starter quiz
- 'A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something' is the definition of a ______.
- 'plan' ✓
- 'The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet' is ______.
- 'enjambment' ✓
- 'The central, unifying idea' in a text is the...
- theme ✓
- mood
- atmosphere
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- 'Characterised by or capable of clear, sound reasoning' is the definition of the word...
- emotional
- logical ✓
- dialogical
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- 'A pause or a break in a line of verse, often marked by punctuation' is the definition of ______.
- 'caesura' ✓
- 'The state or fact of lasting only for a short time' is the definition of ______.
- 'transience' ✓
Exit quiz
- "Throw" and "plough" from Laskey's 'Nobody' and Robertson's 'Donegal' creates ideas of...
- movement ✓
- staticity
- immobility
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- 'Logical and well organised; easy to understand and clear' is the definition of ______.
- 'coherent' ✓
- 'The act of changing to the next stage of development' is the definition of ______.
- 'progression' ✓
- The word "snow" and "beach" in Laskey's 'Nobody' and Robertson's 'Donegal' suggest the transience of ______.
- 'nature' ✓
- The caesuras in Laskey's 'Nobody' arguably offer the reader a chance to ______ and reflect.
- 'pause' ✓
- What idea does Robertson end the poem 'Donegal' with?
- the change in the father and daughter's relationship ✓
- missed opportunities
- the end of the father and daughter's relationship
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- You might begin gathering ideas by highlighting word(s) or images that relate to the theme of the question.
- Then, you might annotate the connotations of those word(s) and images.
- Next, you might consider how the structural elements relate to the theme of the question.
- Then, you might organise your ideas by theme in order to find common themes across both poems.
Common misconception
That you should only look for differences between poems in a comparative response.
A comparative response involves analysing and exploring the similarities and differences in how two poems present an idea or concept.
Keywords
Transience - the state or fact of lasting only for a short time
Coherent - logical and well organised; easy to understand and clear
Logical - characterised by or capable of clear, sound reasoning
Theme - a central, unifying idea
Progression - the act of changing to the next stage of development
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