Analysing a poem in detail in the Eduqas anthology

English

Understanding 'To Autumn' by John Keats

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

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

Starting with the first, put these dates into chronological order:

Which of the following would be considered a method?

It can be useful to think of structure using these three terms. Fill in the missing word for the first term: The poet {{ }} /The poet builds on / The poet ends with...

What method does Wordsworth use in the quotation taken from 'The Prelude': "tinkled like iron"?

nature is presented as vast and awe-inspiring

shows the abundance and generosity of nature

shows the magnitude of nature and its power versus man

What is the effect of the word "distant" in Wordsworth's 'The Prelude'?

What is the effect of the word "tinkled" taken from Wordsworth's 'The Prelude'?

Which poem in the Eduqas poetry anthology was written by Wilfred Owen?

Which themes are explored in the poem 'Ozymandias'? 

Which of the following poems taken from the Eduqas poetry anthology uses the image of an onion to represent relationships?

Which poem taken from the Eduqas poetry anthology is the following quotation from?: "One shade the more, one ray the less"?

Which poem taken from the Eduqas poetry anthology is the following quotation from: "If I should die, think only this of me"?

Complete the quotation from Shelley's 'Ozymandias': "The {{ }} and level sands stretch far away."

Analysing a poem in detail in the Eduqas anthology

Lesson outcome