Year 10 - English
Analysing the concepts of strength and resistance in Dharker's 'A Century Later'
'World and Lives'
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'World and Lives' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in a thematically linked order so they can complete comparative lessons at key points in the unit.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how Dharker uses natural imagery, personification, caesuras and enjambment to express the concepts of strength and resistance in 'A Century Later'.
Key Notes
- Dharker's use of natural imagery may connect to the growth of the girls' resistance and fight against their oppressors.
- The image of the poppy may acknowledge that sacrifices will be made but that there is hope for the girls' protest.
- The "bullet" may symbolise their failure to not only kill her but also their failure to silence the movement.
- Potentially, the enjambment in the poem links to the continuation of the girls' fight.
Vocabulary To Learn
- natural imagery: the use of images of animals, landscapes and nature in a poem
- symbolise: where an image, object, idea or symbol is used to represent something other than its literal meaning
- bloom: to produce flowers; to grow or develop successfully
- personification: attribution of human characteristics to non-human things
- conceptual: considering ideas and delving into philosophical issues
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That natural imagery always links to the relationship between humanity and the environment.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Dharker's use of natural imagery may connect to the growth of the girls' resistance and fight against their oppressors. The image of the poppy may acknowledge that sacrifices will be made but that there is hope for the girls' protest.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'natural imagery'
the use of images of animals, landscapes and nature in a poem.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: That natural imagery always links to the relationship between humanity and the environment. Correction: Natural imagery can also be used to show that a concept or idea is natural or that it is flourishing.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing Berry's 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955' Study Guide
- Analysing how Brontë presents nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee' Study Guide
- Analysing how Shelley presents ideas of suffering in 'England in 1819' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of identity and cultural repatriation in khan's 'pot' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of identity and heritage in Mundair's 'Name Journeys' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of marginalisation in Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of prejudice and perception in Femi's 'Thirteen' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of time, identity and place in Seneviratne's 'A Wider View' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of voice and identity in Berry's 'Homing' Study Guide
- Analysing mankind and nature in Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring' Study Guide
- Analysing oppression and pessimism in Eliot's 'In a London Drawingroom' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of identity in 'pot', 'The Jewellery Maker' and 'Homing' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of place in 'In a London Drawingroom' and 'A Wider View' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of temporality in 'England in 1819' and 'A Century Later' Study Guide
- Comparing liminality, physicality and voice in AQA Worlds and Lives poetry Study Guide
- Comparing Wordsworth and Brontë's views on nature Study Guide
- Exploring connections and ideas across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology Study Guide
- Exploring ideas of voice and identity in Berry's 'Homing' Study Guide
- Planning a written response on the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology Study Guide
- Understanding Berry's 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955' Study Guide
- Understanding connections between identity and artefacts in khan's 'pot' Study Guide
- Understanding heritage and marginalisation in Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker' Study Guide
- Understanding how Brontë presents nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee' Study Guide
- Understanding how Eliot presents London in 'In a London Drawingroom' Study Guide
- Understanding how Shelley critiques powerful institutions in 'England in 1819' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of identity and heritage in Mundair's 'Name Journeys' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of power imbalance in Femi's 'Thirteen' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of time, identity and place in Seneviratne's 'A Wider View' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of youth and education in Dharker's 'A Century Later' Study Guide
- Understanding mankind and nature in Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring' Study Guide
- Writing a comparative response on the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology Study Guide
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