Analysing ideas of voice and identity in Berry's 'Homing'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how Berry uses onomatopoeia, phonetic dialect, and anaphora in order to consider ideas of voice and identity.
Key learning points
- Berry may have personified the accent in order to show the emotional connection between voice and individual.
- Berry uses vivid sound imagery such as onomatopoeia and cacophony within the poem.
- Berry’s juxtaposition of the regular stanzas yet the irregular rhyme may represent the struggle of the accent to escape.
- Arguably, the anaphora emphasises the speaker’s desire to form a connection and shared identity with the speaker.
Keywords
Dialect - a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group
Onomatopoeia - words that imitate the natural sound associated with their meaning
Guttural - being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable
Cacophonous - involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Anaphora - repetition of words or phrases in the first part of successive clauses
Common misconception
Students sometimes think that poets always try to make their poems sound pleasing.
Poets may use harsh or disagreeable sounds within their poetry in order to emphasise meaning.
Teacher tip
As well as evaluating the Oak character ideas in Task B, you could also ask the students to peer assess their own ideas.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of the AQA World and Lives anthology for this lesson.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, and/or expressions that characterise a person is their...
Q2.Personification is giving human __________ to non-human objects or things.
Q3.Words that imitate the natural sound associated with their meaning is an example of...
Q4.A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group is the...
Q5.Irregularity in a poem could suggest...
Q6.Repetition of words or phrases in the first part of successive clauses is...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In Berry's 'Homing', what does she personify?
Q2."Guttural" means...
Q3.A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds is called a __________ sound.
Q4.Which technique does Berry use to emphasise the connection between words and place in 'Homing'?
Q5.Throughout 'Homing', Berry likely uses words from the regional dialect to...
Q6.What is significant about the way Berry uses anaphora in 'Homing'?
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