Analysing how Brontë presents nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'
I can explain how Brontë uses personification and a regular structure to present ideas about nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'.
Analysing how Brontë presents nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'
I can explain how Brontë uses personification and a regular structure to present ideas about nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Arguably, Brontë personifies nature in order to encourage the reader to form a connection with nature.
- Brontë largely uses a regular rhyme of ABAB which may reflect the calm voice of the speaker.
- The deviation to AAAA in the final stanza could signify that the speaker and listener are connecting.
- The extra unstressed syllable on the first and third lines could add to the soothing nature of the speaker.
Keywords
Personification - attribution of human characteristics to non-human things
Unstressed syllable - the part of the word that you don't emphasise or accent
Iambic - a pattern in poetry where each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable
Feminine ending - a line that ends in an unstressed syllable
Common misconception
A change in the rhyming pattern is unimportant to the meaning of the poem.
A change in the rhyme could signify a change in emotion or a conflict/resolution has occurred.
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You will need access to a copy of the AQA World and Lives anthology for this lesson.
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