foreboding; suggests something bad will happen.

a language technique which combines two opposite ideas.

vivid descriptions of colours to evoke emotions or ideas.

Analysing the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

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Understanding 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Analysing 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Understanding the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

Understanding the poem 'When We Two Parted' by Lord Byron

Analysing the poem  ‘When We Two Parted’ by Lord Byron

Identifying how poets convey heartbreak in natural settings

Analysing how poets convey heartbreak in natural settings

Understanding the poem ‘Sonnet 29’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Analysing the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Understanding the poem ‘Love’s Philosophy’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Analysing the poem 'Love's Philosophy' by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Understanding the poem ‘Letters from Yorkshire’ by Maura Dooley

Analysing the poem ‘Letters from Yorkshire’ by Maura Dooley

Identifying how poets reflect desire in natural settings

Analysing how poets reflect desire in natural settings

Understanding the poem ‘Eden Rock’ by Charles Causley

Analysing the poem 'Eden Rock' by Charles Causley

Understanding the poem 'Climbing My Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse

Analysing the poem 'Climbing My Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse

Understanding the poem 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Analysing the poem 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Identifying how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

Analysing how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

Understanding the poem ‘Mother, any distance’ by Simon Armitage

Analysing the poem 'Mother, any distance' by Simon Armitage

Developing interpretations of ‘Mother, any distance’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding the poem ‘Walking Away’ by Cecil Day-Lewis

Analysing the poem ‘Walking Away’ by Cecil Day-Lewis

Understanding the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

Analysing the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

Identifying how poets present relationships that change over time

Analysing how poets present relationships that change over time

In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of love and relationships. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils explore how Angelou uses her poetry to present strong relationships to people and place. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different relationships have been presented across time.

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Love and Relationships' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in four groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.

Poetry anthology: first study

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which of these techniques means 'attributing human characteristics to non-human entities for effect'?

a list of similar items, placed together for effect

two words that have similar ending sounds

using 'like' or 'as' to compare two things to emphasise their shared qualities

using two contrasting ideas at the beginning and end of a line of poetry

Which of the following quotes from 'Neutral Tones' is an example of an oxymoron?

In 'Neutral Tones', Hardy suggests that the speaker blames __________ for the breakdown of their relationship.

Complete this sentence: Hardy's use of pathetic fallacy, __________ and __________ in stanza 1 of 'Neutral Tones' creates a pessimistic tone.

to slightly modify a quote to fit the structure of your sentence

to add in something your forgot to include earlier

Why might you use square brackets ([]) in your analytical paragraph?

In 'Neutral Tones', the quotation "starving sod" is an example of which language technique?

'Neutral Tones' was written during the {{   }} era.

Which of the following words completes this quote from 'Neutral Tones': "We stood by a pond that {{   }} day"?

"the sun was white, as though chidden of God"

"some words played between us to and fro"

"The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing"

"A grin of bitterness swept thereby / Like an ominous bird a-wing..."

Which **two** of these quotes from 'Neutral Tones' contain a simile?

Hardy mentions two colours in 'Neutral Tones'. What are they?

How many lines does 'Neutral Tones' have?

Analysing the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

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