Starter quiz
- Something impaired by time and wear might be described as ...
- pristine.
- rusty. ✓
- fresh.
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- 'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of ______.
- 'belonging' ✓
- 'A figure of speech that involves comparing two things using the verb "to be"' is the definition of a ______.
- 'metaphor' ✓
- The heart of a home is often considered the ...
- kitchen. ✓
- bathroom.
- bedroom.
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- 'Where someone lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household' is the definition of a ______.
- 'home' ✓
- What word beginning with 'R' describes someone who is forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disasters and seek safety elsewhere?
- 'refugee' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of the following is an accurate summary of Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen'?
- the speaker is finally returning home
- the speaker's mother is finally moving home ✓
- the speaker's mother is redecorating their kitchen
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- What word beginning with 'D' describes 'the action of moving something from its place or position'?
- 'displacement' ✓
- How does the poem 'My Mother's Kitchen' relate to Hardi's personal life?
- Hardi's parents were refugees but she was not.
- Hardi and her parents were refugees. ✓
- Hardi's parents were never able to return home.
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- Which of the following words suggests that the mother in Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen' hasn't been able to create a traditionally beautiful home?
- "various" ✓
- "rusty" ✓
- "rebuilt"
- "pots"
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- In Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen', the mother's furniture is described as ______.
- 'lost' ✓
- Arguably, what is Hardi saying about the concept of belonging and being a refugee in 'My Mother's Kitchen'?
- that you never truly feel as if you belong anywhere as a refugee ✓
- that you settle easily and feel a sense of belonging as a refugee
- that people are unwelcoming to you as a refugee
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Key learning points
- In the poem Hardi speaks of her mother's possessions, the ones she has collected (and lost) fleeing war.
- Hardi's poem addresses belonging through the eyes of a refugee, forced to move many times for safety.
- Arguably, the poem implies the displacement means refugees never have a chance to belong anywhere.
Common misconception
That a home is just a set of bricks and mortar.
A home offers us a place of refuge and safety - without a home we feel lost and unsure.
Keywords
Displacement - the action of moving something from its place or position
Metaphorical - representing some truth about a situation or other subject; not literal
Refugee - a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
Sustenance - the maintaining of someone or something in life or existence
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