an ironic situation in which something has the opposite effect of the one intended.

relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature.

a poetic form consisting of 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter, typically on the topic of love.

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

the turn of thought or argument in the sonnet form.

Analysing ideas of nature and heritage in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress'

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Understanding ideas of identity and heritage in Robinson's 'A Portable Paradise'

Analysing ideas of identity and heritage in Robinson's 'A Portable Paradise'

Understanding ideas of inheritance and identity in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress'

Understanding connections in Antrobus' 'With Birds You're Never Lonely'

Analysing the ideas of connections in Antrobus' 'With Birds You're Never Lonely'

Comparing ideas of nature and identity in Robinson, Nichols, and Antrobus' poems

Making connections across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

Analysing extended responses to power and authority in Shelley and Femi's poetry

Planning a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

Writing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

Reviewing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

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

In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of culture and identity. In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons, focusing on the final three poems: *With Birds You're Never Lonely*, *The Jewellery Maker* and *A Wider View*

In this unit, pupis read and analyse three poems from the 'World and Lives' 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 the anthology, compare specific poems and craft a full analytical response.

Poetry anthology: continued study

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

An irregular form in poetry could arguably indicate ...

In 'Like an Heiress', Nichols refers to nature’s emotions as ...

In 'Like an Heiress', Nichols links to the sonnet form through ...

it suggests humanity has to create solutions to problems it caused.

it suggests that the reader knows something the speaker does not.

“Burning” and the concept of cold are opposites.

In 'Like an Heiress', the contrast between “burning” and “air-conditioned” is ironic because ...

a shift to a focus on the destruction of nature.

a shift to focus on the speaker’s heritage.

In 'Like an Heiress', the volta in line 4 signals ...

Relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature is called {{}}.

Attribution of human characteristics to non-human things is called {{ }}.

14 lines and an irregular rhyme and rhythm.

Grace Nichols’ personal context is that ...

a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together.

a reflective poem that laments the loss of someone.

repetition of words or phrases in the first part of successive clauses.

Starter Quiz

“Burning” might connect to ...