Starter quiz
- In Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen', the mother is finally ...
- returning home. ✓
- redecorating her kitchen.
- settling in a new place.
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- A figure of speech that involves comparing two things using the verb "to be"' is the definition of a ______.
- 'metaphor' ✓
- 'A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster' is the definition of which word beginning with 'r'?
- 'refugee' ✓
- The technique where a poetic line that ends with punctuation is called ...
- enjambment.
- a caesura.
- end-stopping. ✓
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- 'The history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society' is the definition of ______.
- 'heritage' ✓
- Which image do you typically associate with mapping out family connections?
- tree ✓
- bird
- sea
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Exit quiz
- In Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen', the word "inherit" appears ...
- throughout the poem.
- in the first and last line. ✓
- nowhere.
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- To receive money, property or possessions from someone after the person has died' is the definition of ______.
- 'inherit' ✓
- 'Something ordinary and practical; not interesting' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?
- 'mundane' ✓
- A violent or sudden change or disruption to something' is the definition of which word beginning with 'u'?
- 'upheaval' ✓
- In Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen', the trees might be a metaphor for the speaker's ...
- heritage. ✓
- new beginnings.
- sense of peace.
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- In Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen', the end-stopping might indicate which of the following?
- The speaker's continual hope.
- The constant restarting of a refugee's life. ✓
- The disconnect from the speaker's heritage. ✓
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Key learning points
- The language around the upheaval implies that refugees lose their sense of belonging and purpose.
- Potentially, Hardi may have focused on mundane objects to show how refugees create homes for themselves.
- Arguably, the structure of the poem may reflect the constant upheaval of the refugees lives.
- We might read the "trees" in the poem as a metaphor for the speaker's heritage and family traditions.
- The final line may suggest that the upheaval has caused the speaker to lose their connection to their heritage.
Common misconception
That material possessions don't matter.
While material possessions can be replaced, nevertheless they do provide a sense of safety and comfort for us.
Keywords
Upheaval - a violent or sudden change or disruption to something
Heritage - the history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society
Mundane - something ordinary and practical; not interesting
Inherit - to receive money, property or possessions from someone after the person has died
Refugee - a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster
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