Starter quiz
- 'Something created by and existing only in the mind' is something ...
- 'imaginary' ✓
- 'A set of words grouped by a common theme' is the definition of a ______ field.
- 'semantic' ✓
- A semantic field of 'danced', 'smile', and 'fancies' creates a __________ atmosphere.
- pleasant ✓
- lethargic
- chaotic
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- A semantic field of 'darker', 'dim' and 'haunted' creates a __________ atmosphere.
- jubilant
- foreboding ✓
- cathartic
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- Calling someone an 'idol' suggests that you __________ them.
- admire ✓
- envy
- respect ✓
- revile
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- 'To feel or show sorrow for the death of someone (or something)' is to ______ them.
- 'mourn' ✓
Exit quiz
- During their childhood, Landon had a ______ relationship with her brother.
- close ✓
- distant
- tumultuous
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- 'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of ...
- 'belonging' ✓
- 'To talk or write about past experiences that you remember with pleasure' is the definition of ...
- 'reminiscing' ✓
- We might interpret the inclusion of "mourn[ing]" in the final line of Landon's 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)' as representing which of the following?
- Landon grieving the change in her relationship with her brother. ✓
- Landon celebrating the change in her relationship with her brother.
- Landon appreciating the unchanged nature of her relationship with her brother.
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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' ✓
- Arguably, the image of leaving "fairy land behind" in Landon's 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)' implies that childhood is ...
- temporary. ✓
- indefinite.
- enduring.
- ephemeral. ✓
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Key learning points
- Landon's poem is a nostalgic memory of her time spent playing with her brother in their garden.
- The use of "we" and the semantic field of happiness arguably represents Landon's happy childhood with her brother.
- However, the "mourn[ing]" at the end of the poem could represent their distance as adults.
- Landon's poem may be read as a reminder than childhood is temporary and relationships can change.
Common misconception
That using your imagination to create imaginary games is a way of withdrawing from the world.
While imaginary games can be used to withdraw from the world, our imaginations come from things we have seen or experienced and therefore imaginary games can be a way of connecting to the world and finding your place in it.
Keywords
Nostalgia - a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
Imaginary - something created by and existing only in the mind
Reminiscing - to talk or write about past experiences that you remember with pleasure
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
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