talking or taking part in activities with others

in Romanticism, the feeling of being in awe and overwhelmed by the wonder of creation

the loved and often idealised being addressed or described by a poet

Comparing ‘To Autumn,’ ‘The Prelude’ and ‘Sonnet 43’

English

Understanding 'To Autumn' by John Keats

Analysing 'To Autumn' by John Keats

Understanding 'Excerpt from The Prelude' by William Wordsworth

Analysing 'Excerpt from The Prelude' by William Wordsworth

Understanding 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' by Emily Dickinson

Analysing 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' by Emily Dickinson

Understanding 'Death of a Naturalist' by Seamus Heaney

Analysing 'Death of a Naturalist' by Seamus Heaney

Comparing the poets' presentations of nature in the Eduqas anthology

Analysing a poem in detail in the Eduqas anthology

Writing two analytical responses in response to Eduqas poetry

Improving and rewriting analytical responses on poetry

In 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils used a range of reading skills to aid in the supported decoding of challenging poems. In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils use these reading skills to decode texts with independence.

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 this unit, pupis read and analyse four poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. At the end of the unit, pupils analyse themes from across the anthology and practise crafting a sophisticated comparative essay.

Poetry anthology: continued study

Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.

What word do we use to describe the admired and adored person the speaker is addressing in a poem?

What word do we use to describe the mood, atmosphere or emotion of a text?

If you were given the following essay title: compare how two poets represent mankind's interactions with nature, which two poems would you choose to write about?

If you wanted to write a paragraph exploring how Wordsworth creates a sense of physical vitality in 'The Prelude,' which two of the following quotations would you choose?

Match the poets on the left with the poems they wrote on the right. 

What is the central theme of 'Sonnet 43' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning?

In 'To Autumn,' which of the following is not part of Keats' presentation of the season?

What literary technique beginning with 'P' does Keats use to depict autumn as a human being?

Which sport is Wordsworth remembering in 'The Prelude?

celebration of urban life and industrialisation 

use of free verse and experimentation with form

exploration of the spiritual and mystical 

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Wordsworth and John Keats are all Romantic poets. Which of the following are typical of Romanticism?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Comparing ‘To Autumn,’ ‘The Prelude’ and ‘Sonnet 43’

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.