Analysing how Hood presents the past and present in 'I Remember, I Remember'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how Hood uses personification, symbolism and punctuation to express ideas of past and present in ‘I Remember, I Remember’.
Key learning points
- The personification of the sun in Hood's childhood creates a joyous image of happy memories.
- There is a contrast to the way Hood personifies the nighttime, perhaps reflecting his ill health in adulthood.
- The personification of nature may suggest an emotional connection to nature that links to the theme of belonging.
- The use of colour imagery could represent the idealistic view of the speaker’s childhood.
- The use of punctuation could reflect both their childhood joy and the lack of joy in their adult life.
Keywords
Nostalgia - a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
Ideal - a person, thing, or situation that is considered to be perfect
Melancholic - expressing feelings of sadness
Vivid - producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
Common misconception
That analysing punctuation isn't an effective way to approaching a poem.
Punctuation can affect a reader's journey through the poem as well as their emotional response.
Teacher tip
It would be useful to recap Hood's 'I Remember, I Remember' before this 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.'The attribution of human characteristics to non-human things' is the definition of ...
Q2.Which of the following is an accurate summary of Hood's 'I Remember, I Remember'?
Q3.'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of ...
Q4.The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities is the definition of ...
Q5.We typically think of the colour red as denoting which of the following feelings/ideas?
Q6.'A feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past' is the definition of ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the following quotation from Hood's 'I Remember, I Remember': "The tree is yet!"
Q2.What word beginning with 'I' describes a person, thing, or situation that is considered to be perfect?
Q3.To feel melancholic means expressing feelings of ...
Q4.The use of "white" in Hood's 'I Remember, I Remember' could signify which of the following feelings/ideas?
Q5.What word begining with 'V' means producing powerful feelings or strong, clear in the mind?
Q6.The change in stanza ending from an exclamation mark to a full-stop in Hood's 'I Remember, I Remember' likely indicates which of the following?
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