related to to familial bonds and relationships

recall past experiences or events with fondness or nostalgia

unclear or having multiple interpretations

words or expressions used to convey uncertainty

Identifying how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

English

Understanding 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Analysing 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Understanding the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

Analysing 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

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

Complete this sentence: 'In 'Climbing My Grandfather', Waterhouse presents the Grandfather as an ambiguous figure because the speaker's descriptions of him are {{}}.'

'Climbing My Grandfather', 'Eden Rock', and 'Before You Were Mine' all show examples of which type of relationship?

'Climbing My Grandfather', 'Eden Rock', and 'Before You Were Mine' describe...

they have a really close relationship because they are his parents.

their relationship is detached and less familiar.

he doesn't want people to know their real names.

In 'Eden Rock', the speaker refers to his parents as "mother" and "father". This implies...

Waterhouse implies that speaker admires his grandfather

Both Waterhouse and Causley use the present tense to describe a childhood memory

Duffy use four stanzas whereas Waterhouse uses only one unbroken stanza

All three poems describe familial relationships

Which of the following statements contains correlative conjunctions?

Which of these quotations from 'Eden Rock' helps to create a sense of the uncanny?

the speaker's childhood memory of their Grandfather.

the speaker's perspective on how motherhood affected their mother's life.

an uncanny scene between the speaker and their parents.

a fragmented relationship; the speaker yearns to be reunited with their lover.

an illicit affair that the speaker now regrets their part in.

various locations in Scotland where the poet travelled extensively.

Wales, where the poet grew up and went to school.

a fictional location, rumoured to be based on the Cornish landscape.

'Climbing My Grandfather' conveys a multifaceted impression of the Grandfather, as familiar and ...

Match each of these key quotations to the correct poem.

Which of the three titles include possessive pronouns?

two opposite ideas found near to or next to each other

uncertain, unclear; open to multiple interpretations

consecutive lines of poetry that begin with the same word(s)

Starter Quiz

'Before You Were Mine' focuses on...