Study Guides

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 Berry uses contrast and structural progression to express ideas of connection and humanity in 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955'.

Key Notes

• Berry may have utilised contrasting pairs to show the inherent differences between people
• The existence of these contrasting pairs within the framework of the poem could represent people coexisting in society.
• The structural progression of the poem shows the subjects forming a connection.
• Berry may have done this to show how open communication can lead to connections

Vocabulary To Learn

• humanity: the quality or state of being human
• contrast: the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association
• conceptually: in a way that relates to ideas or principles
• inclusion: the act of including someone or something as part of a group

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• That the use of contrast in a poem is always intended to show friction and tension.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• 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
• Analysing the concepts of strength and resistance in Dharker's 'A Century Later' 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