Analysing how Bridges presents nature and belonging in 'Clear and Gentle Stream'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how Bridges uses language and structure to express his viewpoint.
Key learning points
- Personification also helps to create a connection between the poet and the river - creates a sense of belonging.
- The use of onomatopoeia arguably creates an immersive, meditative atmosphere.
- Bridges' use of sibilance could mimic the flow of water to create a calm atmosphere.
- The cyclical structure may mimic the speaker's continual return to the stream.
- The regular rhyme might represent the unity and harmony between the speaker and nature.
Keywords
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
Immersive - seeming to surround the reader so they feel completely involved
Meditation - a way of becoming calm and relaxed
Sibilance - repetition of the hissing sound 's' in nearby words
Onomatopoeia - words that imitate the natural sound associated with their meaning
Common misconception
Sibilance is only used to create a sinister atmosphere.
The repetition of 's' sound could also create a calming, soothing sound.
Teacher tip
It would be useful to recap Bridges' 'Clear and Gentle Stream' before the lesson.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of the Edexcel Belonging 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.Which of the following is the accurate summary of Bridges' 'Clear and Gentle Stream'?
Q2.'Attribution of human characteristics to non-human things' is the definition of ...
Q3.'Repetition of the hissing sound "s" in nearby words' is the definition of ...
Q4.When a text begins and ends in the same place or on the same phrases it's known as a structure.
Q5.A regular rhyme scheme can be interpreted as suggesting which of the following?
Q6.'Words that imitate the natural sound associated with their meaning' is the definition of ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of .
Q2.Match the quotation from Bridges' 'Clear and Gentle Stream' with the technique.
personification
onomatopoeia
sibilance
Q3.'A way of becoming calm and relaxed' is the definition of ...
Q4.The use of sibilance in Bridges' 'Clear and Gentle Stream' arguably creates a __________ atmosphere.
Q5.In Bridges' 'Clear and Gentle Stream', the rhyme scheme could mimic the flow of .
Q6.'Seeming to surround the reader so they feel completely involved' is the definition of .
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