Starter quiz
- 'The state or period of being a child' is known as ...
- 'childhood' ✓
- When comparing poems, you should look for ...
- the similarities between the ideas.
- the differences between the ideas.
- the similarities and differences between the ideas. ✓
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- Clare's 'Sunday Dip' portrays childhood as ...
- a happy, joyful experience. ✓
- an unhappy, lonely experience.
- a frustrating experience.
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- 'The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet' is the definition of ...
- 'enjambment' ✓
- Which of the following is an accurate sumary of Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'?
- The speaker recalls an unhappy memory.
- The speaker recalls a pleasant memory. ✓
- The speaker is reflecting on their current happiness.
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- 'A feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past' is the definition of ...
- 'nostalgia' ✓
Exit quiz
- The use of "beneath" and "sheltering" in Clare's 'Sunday Dip' and Brontë's 'Mild Mist Upon the Hill' create a sense of ...
- energy and excitement.
- safety and protection. ✓
- joy and happiness.
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- The use of regularity in both Clare's 'Sunday Dip' and Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill' creates a sense of ...
- contentment. ✓
- freedom.
- chaos.
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- 'To think of or represent someone or something as perfect' is the definition of ...
- 'idealised' ✓
- The Romantics typically ______ childhood.
- reviled
- revered ✓
- disregarded
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- 'Showing or involved in careful thinking; thoughtful' is the definition of being ...
- 'reflective' ✓
- Thinking about 'Sunday Dip' and 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill', both "breathe" and "dance" can create a sense of ...
- feeling alive. ✓
- feeling safe.
- feeling joy.
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Key learning points
- Arguably, both poets present childhood in an idealised way.
- Both poets use language to depict childhood as a place of safety and protection.
- Arguably, Clare creates an excited, joyful tone while Brontë creates a reflective, joyful tone.
- The use of regularity and enjambment in both poems could reflect the continual joy of childhood.
- Romantics revered childhood and presented it in an idealised way.
Common misconception
That society has always considered childhood as a space for play and exploration.
Before the Enlightenment, children were generally considered small versions of adults.
Keywords
Nostalgia - a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
Romanticism - an artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature
Revere - feel deep respect or admiration
Idealised - to think of or represent someone or something as perfect
Reflective - showing or involved in careful thinking; thoughtful
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