Comparing ideas of displacement and belonging in the Edexcel Belonging anthology | English

Starter quiz

'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of which word beginning with 'b'?

'belonging' ✓
Match the poem from the Edexcel 'Belonging' anthology with its summary.

Rumens' 'The Emigree'

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The speaker is reminiscing about leaving her home as a child. ✓

Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen'

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The speaker's mother is finally returning home. ✓

Zephaniah's 'We Refugees'

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The poem explores how easily we could all become refugees. ✓
'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' ✓
Which of the following structural techniques might create a stop-start feel to a poem?

enjambment

end-stopping ✓

anaphora
'The history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society' is the definition of which word beginning with 'h'?

'heritage' ✓

Out of Zephaniah's 'We Refugees', Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen' and Rumens' 'The Emigree', which is the only poem to use the word "home"?

Zephaniah's 'We Refugees'

Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen' ✓

Rumens' 'The Emigree'
'The action of moving something from its place or position' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?

'displacement' ✓
Which of the following words from Rumens' 'The Emigree' imply that the speaker still feels a connection to their home country?

"city"

"my" ✓

"branded" ✓

"doll"
'Showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly' is the definition of which word beginning with 'h'?

'hostile' ✓
In Zephaniah's 'We Refugees' and Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen', the poets hint at a lack of connection to the refugees' heritage through the metaphor of ______.

'trees' ✓
Which of the following are similarities between Zephaniah's 'We Refugees' and Rumens' 'The Emigree'?

both poems hint at the reasons behind refugees' displacement ✓

both poems suggest that refugees experience hostility ✓

both poems imply the speaker's feel that they belong in their home countries

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Rumens, Zephaniah and Hardi all explore the impact of displacement on refugees and their sense of belonging.
Zephaniah and Rumens may use language to reflect the hostile environment that refugees experience.
In contrast, Hardi may be focusing on the upheaval and lack of purpose that displacement causes.
Arguably, all three poems imply that displacement affects the refugees' connection to their heritage.

That all types of negative feelings are the same.

There are nuances within negativity - some negative emotions might stem from fear, anger, jealousy or uncertainty.

Displacement - the action of moving something from its place or position
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
Refugee - a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster
Hostile - showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly
Heritage - the history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society