someone who is bereaved has experienced the death of a loved one

to be nostalgic is to think about the past with fondness

the Gothic genre is characterised by gloomy settings and  unhappy heroes

a symbol is an image or a word that represents an idea or feeling

Comparing 'The Raven' and 'The Haunted Palace'

English

Understanding 'The Raven'

Analysing 'The Raven'

Understanding 'The Haunted Palace'

Analysing 'The Haunted Palace'

Performing your chosen Gothic poem

In 'Gothic Poetry', pupils take inspiration from Edgar Allen Poe to write their own gothic poems, developing their understanding of genre and poetic devices. In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils need to write their own poems in the style of different poets throughout the unit, deepening their understanding of poetic voice and style. 

In 'A Monster Within', pupils explore the role of gothic monsters in several prose extracts. In 'Gothic Poetry', pupils focus on the work of Edgar Allen Poe to explore how gothic conventions can be used in poetry. 

In this unit, pupils read and explore two nineteenth-century gothic poems by Edgar Allen Poe. They first read and analyse 'The Raven' and 'The Haunted Palace' in isolation, before comparing them to each other and developing a personal response. Finally, they practise performing one of the poems.

Gothic poetry

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

a feeling of fondness for old grand buildings

a feeling of fondness for beautiful landscapes

What is the best definition of nostalgic?

What is the best definition of the word "isolated"

How are the speakers of 'The Haunted Palace' and 'The Raven' similar?

Choose the connectives you would use to explore differences between two poems. 

In regards to 'The Haunted Palace', what word would fill best completes the following sentence?  The palace might {{}} the speaker's personality. 

In 'The Raven', how is the writer establishing tone in the following quotation: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary." 

'The Raven' features a speaker who is... 

In 'The Haunted Palace'. what has happened to the building?

What is the term used to describe a group of words all on one topic or related by meaning?

What word describes the representation of ideas or feelings by a noun?

'The Haunted Palace' is about the decline of glory and the loss of power. Which quotation best supports that interpretation?

In 'The Raven', the raven is presented as both wise and wicked.  Which quotations would you use to support that interpretation?

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