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Emulating the use of motifs in Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights'

I can emulate Brontë's use of motifs within my own writing.

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Year 11
Eduqas

Emulating the use of motifs in Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights'

I can emulate Brontë's use of motifs within my own writing.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Arguably, Brontë conveys the concept of exclusion through the descriptions of the windows in 'Wuthering Heights'.
  2. Brontë uses the physical description of the window to show this idea of exclusion to the reader.
  3. Brontë also considers how the character interacts with the window in order to create that sense of exclusion.
  4. To craft your own motifs, you might begin by asking what emotion or concept it is you want to portray.

Keywords

  • Emulate - match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation

  • Motif - an object, image, sound, or phrase that is repeated throughout a story that relates to the themes

  • Confinement - the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere

  • Threshold - a point of departure or transition

  • Exclusion - an instance of leaving something or someone out

Common misconception

That you shouldn't edit and rewrite your writing as you are doing it.

Often it's very effective to rewrite your work as you go so that you can continually craft an effective idea and ensure you are creating a cohesive piece.

It would be useful to recap the central themes of Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights' before this lesson.
Teacher tip

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.
To leave something or someone out is to them.
Correct Answer: exclude
Q2.
'A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase' is the definition of a ...
Correct Answer: synonym
Q3.
'The situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere' is the definition of which of the following?
Correct answer: confinement
emancipation
liberation
Q4.
Which of the following depictions of a window creates a sense of confinement?
Correct answer: a locked window
an open window
a half open window
Q5.
'Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation' is the definition of which word beginning with 'e'?
Correct Answer: emulate, emulating
Q6.
Which of the following are antonyms of the word 'narrow'?
slight
tapered
Correct answer: broad
Correct answer: spacious

6 Questions

Q1.
Arguably, Brontë uses windows in 'Wuthering Heights' to show feelings of which word beginning with 'e'?
Correct Answer: exclusion, excluded, exclude
Q2.
Which of the following are synonyms of 'narrow'?
Correct answer: meagre
Correct answer: paltry
ample
spacious
Q3.
'A point of departure or transition' is the definition of which word beginning with 't'?
Correct Answer: threshold
Q4.
'An object, image, sound, or phrase that is repeated throughout a story that relates to the themes' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?
Correct Answer: motif
Q5.
The physical act of leaning your head against a window might show which of the following?
Correct answer: that the window creates a physical barrier
that the window represents ideas of freedom
that this is an action you have done many times before
Q6.
Brontë's description of the windows in 'Wuthering Heights' as being 'soldered' suggests that they are which of the following?
easily opened
Correct answer: permanently locked
in disrepair