Understanding the tone of Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how Brontë creates tone in ‘Mild the Mist Upon the Hill’.
Key learning points
- Like other Romantic poets, Brontë uses natural imagery to present human emotions.
- Brontë lived a quiet and reclusive life in the Yorkshire countryside.
- Some may argue Brontë's poem is about the sense of security and belonging her nostalgic memories bring.
- Others may claim there is a melancholic tone to the poem.
Keywords
Nostalgia - a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
Melancholic - expressing feelings of sadness
Reclusive - avoiding the company of other people; solitary
Romanticism - an artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature
Bleak - devoid of cheer or comfort
Common misconception
That Romantic poems always present nature in a positive light.
Sometimes Romantic poets may show the devastation that humanity has caused nature or talk about nature in a grieving way.
Teacher tip
It would be helpful to recap Romanticism at the start of the lesson if this is a concept the pupils aren't too familiar with.
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.What emotion do words such as "wept" and "tears" create?
Q2.'An artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature' is the definition of ...
Q3.Romantic poets felt that nature should be ...
Q4.Being reclusive means ...
Q5.If someone grew up in the countryside and then returned to the countryside to live out the majority of their life then they are likely to ...
Q6.What does calling a smell a "fragrance" suggest?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1."Mist" creates connotations of ...
Q2.In Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill', the speaker describes her father's roof as ...
Q3.What is the weather doing in Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'?
Q4.'A feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past' is the definition of ...
Q5.'Devoid of cheer or comfort' is the definition of ...
Q6.'Expressing feelings of sadness' is the definition of ...
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