an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century

the state of being inexperienced, naive, or free from guilt or wrongdoing

the limitation or control of someone or something

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority

Understanding ideas of youth and nature in Blake’s ‘The Schoolboy’

English

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of power and conflict. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry 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 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

In this unit, pupis explore 11 of the 15 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

What movement is William Blake associated with?

Is this statement true or false? William Blake believed that schools were liberating and promoted creativity.

Which of the following best describes Blake’s view of nature in ‘The Schoolboy’?

In 'The Schoolboy', Blake uses a metaphor to compare the child’s natural spirit being stifled by school. What does he use as the comparison?

It claims education is harmful and should be avoided entirely.

It celebrates nature and criticises how schools restrict joy and freedom.

It suggests children should avoid responsibility and live in nature.

It supports strict discipline as vital for a child’s growth.

Which of the following statements best represents the Romantic ideas expressed in the poem 'The Schoolboy'?

Which word beginning with 'o' can be described as: prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority?

a comparison saying something is like something else

a comparison saying something is something else

giving human characteristics to non-human things

Complete this sentence: 'Discussing the information associated with a poem is known as {{}}. This could include the poet's possible influences or the time period in which it was written/set.'

a collection of ideas or phrases; a poetic paragraph

the point in a poem where the mood or emotive tone changes

Match each of these parts of a poem to the correct definition.

giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

putting two contrasting ideas close to each other to emphasise one or both

using concrete objects or actions to represent abstract ideas

when two more consecutive lines of poetry begin with the same word(s)

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

Understanding ideas of youth and nature in Blake’s ‘The Schoolboy’

Lesson outcome

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