powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating

a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a person or thing

to represent a quality or an idea exactly

to treat a person like an object or tool rather than as a human being

Analysing how Byron presents the woman in 'She Walks in Beauty'

English

Exploring the Eduqas poetry anthology

Understanding ideas of patriotism and optimism in Brooke's 'The Soldier'

Analysing Brooke's presentation of England and patriotism in 'The Soldier'

Considering the context of Sheers' 'Mametz Wood' and the futility of war

Analysing how Sheers presents the brutality and legacy of war in 'Mametz Wood'

Understanding how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Analysing how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Developing interpretations of ‘The Manhunt’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding how Hardy presents the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

Analysing Hardy's presentation of the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

Understanding the realities of war in Owen's 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

Analysing how Owen presents the realities of war in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

Understanding the connections between Romanticism and Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Analysing the concept of power in Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Understanding ideas of power and corruption in Blake's 'London'

Analysing ideas of power and conflict in Blake's 'London'

Critical attitudes to powerful institutions in 'London' and 'Ozymandias'

Understanding ideas of community and resilience in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Analysing ideas of community and faith in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Understanding how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Analysing how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Understanding the presentation of love in Browning's 'Sonnet 43'

Analysing how Browning presents love in 'Sonnet 43'

Understanding how the woman is presented in Byron's 'She Walks in Beauty'

Understanding ideas of time, family, and pessimism in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Analysing ideas of time and loss of innocence in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Understanding 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Analysing 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Understanding 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Analysing 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Comparing how poets explore the experience of war in the Eduqas anthology

Comparing how poets explore relationships in the Eduqas anthology

Analysing model answers on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Planning a written response on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Writing excellent comparative essays on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

In 'Poetry anthology', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems. In 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils explore how poets presents the atrocities of World War One through their poetry. In 'Poetry anthology', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

In this unit, pupis explore 14 of the 18 poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis.  Pupils study the poems in a thematically linked order so they can complete comparative and thematic lessons during the unit.

Poetry anthology: first study

to represent a quality or an idea exactly.

to treat a person like a tool rather than as a human being

Match the keywords to their definitions. 

In stanza 1 of 'She Walks in Beauty' Byron compares the woman to a...

it could suggest that her beauty is unique

the speaker can see the darkness inside of her

the speaker may feel drawn to the woman in a way that feels dangerous

In 'She Walks in Beauty', Byron compares the woman to a raven. Why might this be? 

By using the pronoun "she" in 'She Walks in Beauty' Byron __________ the woman. 

Throughout 'She Walks in Beauty' Byron contrasts __________ and __________. 

Byron’s title 'She Walks in Beauty' is {{}} - it raises questions about what beauty truly is.

The description of the woman in Byron's 'She Walks in Beauty' suggests a __________ attraction.

The literary movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries which focused on the beauty of the natural world and emotion over logic is known as {{}}.

Byron, writer of 'She Walks in Beauty', was famed for his very public {{}} life, including his many affairs with women.

Complete the quote from Byron's 'She Walks in Beauty': "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and {{}} skies".

Starter Quiz

What does 'enchanting' mean?