Analysing ideas of identity and heritage in Mundair's 'Name Journeys'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how Mundair uses metaphorical language and a subversion of the ghazal form to express ideas of identity and heritage in ‘Name Journeys’.
Key learning points
- Mundair uses powerful verbs to describe the experience of isolation felt by the speaker.
- Mundair may use the metaphor “woven tapestries” to refer to how our identities are created by ‘threads’ of life.
- Mundair uses a variation of the ghazal form to, arguably, connect to Indian heritage and thematic links.
- Mundair may have varied the ghazal form to comment on ideas of identity, heritage and belonging.
Keywords
Woven - made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
Metaphorically - describing something by means of an image or symbol
Ghazal - originally an Arabic verse form dealing with loss and romantic love consisting of rhymed couplets
Discordant - (of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony
Common misconception
Subverting a poetic form means you are being critical of it.
Subverting a poetic form means that you are in some way commenting on either the context of the form or the general theme of the form and using that to enhance the meaning of the poem.
Teacher tip
You may wish to spend more time considering concepts of free verse and enjambment if the students are unfamiliar or unsure of these.
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.Free verse means a poem with...
Q2.Enjambment is...
Q3.To describe something as 'woven' means...
Q4.To describe something 'metaphorically' means...
Q5.Which of these is an accurate summary of Mundair's 'Name Journeys'?
Q6.By referring to Hindu deities in Mundair's 'Name Journeys', the speaker is arguably...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Discordant means...
Q2.Match the verb with the connotation.
Q3.A ghazal generally uses...
Q4.The use of free verse in Mundair's 'Name Journeys' could reflect...
Q5.The use of enjambment in Mundair's 'Name Journeys' may represent which of the following?
Q6.Which of the following may have been Mundair's reasons for creating a variation on the ghazal form?
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