Starter quiz
- The image of "snow" might relate to the concept of transience because ...
- it's cold.
- it melts. ✓
- it's wet.
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- 'Something unclear or vague which is open to more than one possible interpretation' is the definition of something ______.
- 'ambiguous' ✓
- 'The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet' is the definition of ______.
- 'enjambment' ✓
- To 'clench' means to ...
- hold something tightly. ✓
- hold something loosely.
- hold something delicately.
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- To 'plough' means to ...
- move in a fast and uncontrolled manner. ✓
- move in a slow and controlled manner.
- loosen or turn soil. ✓
- plant seeds in the ground.
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- 'The state or fact of lasting only for a short time' is the definition of ______.
- 'transience' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of the following are synonyms of transience?
- ephemeral ✓
- permanence
- impermanence ✓
- eternal
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- What are the qualities of an effective conclusion to an essay?
- it summarises the main points of your argument ✓
- it reminds the reader of the most significant quotations
- it introduces a new poem
- it gestures to wider ideas about society ✓
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- What are the qualities of an effective comparative introduction in an essay?
- it analyses quotations and language devices
- it explains the main argument in relation to the poems ✓
- it offers subtle differences between the poems ✓
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- Which structural device do both Laskey's 'Nobody' and Robertson's 'Donegal' use?
- anaphora
- caesura
- enjambment ✓
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- Which of the following images relate to the concept of transience?
- snow ✓
- clothes
- beach ✓
- birds
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- The words "clench" and "plough" suggest that the concept of transience is __________ for people.
- comfortable
- uncomfortable ✓
- familiar
- unfamiliar
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Key learning points
- Analysing model answers allows us to explore how we might frame ideas and how to avoid misconceptions.
- To effectively analyse quotations, we need to explain how we have reached our conclusions.
- An effective conclusion summarises the argument and gestures to what it might say about society.
- A personal response may reflect on how the meaning of the poem relates to the reader and wider society.
Common misconception
That personal responses involve making guesses about the writer's context and state of mind.
Personal responses consider how and why a poem might create a certain emotion in the reader or what they say about society in general.
Keywords
Transience - the state or fact of lasting only for a short time
Ephemeral - lasting for a very short time
Ambiguous - something unclear or vague which is open to more than one possible interpretation
Impermanence - the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time
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