a ceremonious and lyrical poem that celebrates a person, thing, place or idea

the general agreement that something is right, or the way it is supposed to be

Understanding 'To Autumn' by John Keats

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Analysing 'To Autumn' by John Keats

Understanding 'Excerpt from The Prelude' by William Wordsworth

Analysing 'Excerpt from The Prelude' by William Wordsworth

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

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

the condition or state of being successful and thriving

the way in which the poet expresses their feelings towards the subject matter

the atmosphere that is created by the tone

a short extract taken from a larger text.

a feeling of intense excitement and happiness.

a text that is partly-true to real life and partly-fictional.

the meeting of our internal emotions, with the external, natural world

causing a person to feel less confident because of feelings of awe or admiration

unimportant by comparison to something or someone else

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

unable to be noticed or detected by the senses

deep sorrow or sadness, often due to loss

a state of calmness, peace, and tranquility

repeating in a predictable pattern or cycle

to temporarily fall into a state of inactivity or failure

extremely distressing or traumatic, causing intense emotional pain

relating to a transitional or intermediate stage

a rhythmic pattern or arrangement of syllables in poetry

a person who studies plants, animals, insects and other living things

feeling disappointed in the reality of something you thought would be better than it actually is

the use of words or figurative language to create vivid pictures

when something appeals to more than one sense at the same time

a change or shift from one thing into another

the placement of events in the order in which they occurred

to uncover hidden objects - used in this lesson metaphorically

to ask questions about something to learn more about it

using as few words as possible to express as much meaning as possible

acknowledging the subtle shades of meaning within something

the quality of being clear and easy to understand

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Poetry anthology: continued study

Poetry anthology (Assessment until summer 2026)

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