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Year 10
Edexcel

Analysing how Clare presents nature in 'Sunday Dip'

I can explain how Clare uses language, form and structure to present nature as idyllic in ‘Sunday Dip’.

New
New
Year 10
Edexcel

Analysing how Clare presents nature in 'Sunday Dip'

I can explain how Clare uses language, form and structure to present nature as idyllic in ‘Sunday Dip’.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The use of natural imagery could represent the simplicity of nature and the contentment found within it.
  2. Clare’s use of the sonnet form could represent the Romantic feelings about nature.
  3. Clare’s use of heroic couplets could further enhance the sense of connection between humanity and nature.
  4. Clare’s use of a regular pattern to the structure could represent the peace and contentment found in nature.

Keywords

  • Sonnet - a fourteen line poem with a regular structure, typically about love.

  • Heroic couplet - two lines of rhyming poetry written in iambic pentameter.

  • Romanticism - an artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature.

  • Iambic - a rhythm where an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.

  • Idyllic - a place or experience which is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful

Common misconception

That you need to know the exact rhythm to analyse it.

Determining whether a rhythm is regular or irregular can be a way of analysing the structure.

Asking the students to read the poem aloud will help them understand how the structure feeds into the tone.
Teacher tip

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

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
In Clare's 'Sunday Dip', the boys are playing in ...
Correct answer: the water.
the fields.
their backgardens.
Q2.
A fourteen line poem with a regular structure is a .
Correct Answer: sonnet
Q3.
We typically associate a regular rhythm with ...
Correct answer: contentment
Correct answer: control
chaos
unpredictability
Q4.
'An artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature' is .
Correct Answer: Romanticism
Q5.
Water, trees, and flowers are all examples of imagery.
Correct Answer: natural, nature
Q6.
'A place or experience which is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: idyllic

6 Questions

Q1.
In Clare's 'Sunday Dip', the boys are playing in the water " the willow trees".
Correct Answer: beneath
Q2.
Clare's 'Sunday Dip' is written in the form.
Correct Answer: sonnet
Q3.
Clare's 'Sunday Dip' has a rhyme and rhythm.
Correct Answer: regular
Q4.
The first rhyming pair of Clare's 'Sunday Dip' is ...
Correct answer: "boys" and "joys"
"wade" and "shade"
"boat" and "float"
Q5.
'A rhythm where an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable' is a __________ rhythm.
dactylic
trochaic
Correct answer: iambic
Q6.
Clare's 'Sunday Dip' doesn't conform to a traditional sonnet form because it uses couplets.
Correct Answer: heroic