Starter quiz
- What is a poem?
- a kind of text that is shorter than one page in length
- a type of text that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language ✓
- a text that has multiple narrators and/or perspectives
- a form of text that has no fixed structure
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- The person whose perspective the poem is written from is called the...
- 'speaker' ✓
- Poems can often make use of rhyme. The organisation of these rhymes is called...
- a rhyming couplet
- a rhythm
- a rhyme scheme ✓
- a meter
- a rhyme flow
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- Why do you think poetry sometimes makes use of rhythmic qualities?
- It is designed to be enjoyed.
- It is designed to be read out loud. ✓
- It is designed to be performed onstage.
- It is written with a specific reader in mind.
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- A verse in a poem is otherwise known as a...
- 'stanza' ✓
- What could an anthology be?
- a collection of poems all from the same time period ✓
- a selection of texts that share a similar subject or form ✓
- a collection of texts that have not been read before
- a selection of texts from the last 100 years
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Exit quiz
- What is an anthology?
- when two words rhyme
- an animal with human characteristics
- a collection of works similar in form ✓
- an introduction to a text
- a library where texts are kept
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- What is the theme in a text?
- the main character
- a recurring object that represents an idea
- a universal idea explored through the text ✓
- a language device that uses comparison to describe
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- The Eduqas poetry anthology contains texts dating back to...
- '1789' ✓
- The Eduqas poetry anthology covers four main themes: war, power, relationships and...
- 'nature' ✓
- Why can reading texts from multiple centuries be useful and valuable?
- It can help us to see how writing has improved over the centuries.
- It can help us to understand our own writing better.
- It shows us how the world we inhabit today has been shaped by history. ✓
- It can show us how much moral and social progress the world has made.
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- Which of the following responses might a person have to this quotation from 'Ozymandias': “Look upon my Works ye Mighty, and despair!”
- a response of calm and peace
- a reponse of indifference neutrality
- a response of fear and concern ✓
- a response of awe and incredulity ✓
- a response of warmth and affection
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Key learning points
- An anthology is a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject.
- Reading poetry from multiple centuries helps us understand how the world we know today has been shaped by our history.
- Exploring titles and quotations from poems can help you see potential connections between them.
- Our personal response to a poem is important.
Common misconception
Students sometimes think there is a 'right' answer when it comes to poetry - that the poem has to have one meaning.
The beauty of poetry is that it means something different to everybody - there is no 'right' answer - there are a series of possible answers.
Keywords
Anthology - a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject
Connection - something that joins or connects two or more things
Theme - a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature
Response - our reaction to something
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