Year 11 - English
Analysing the poem 'The Emigree'
Power and conflict poetry continued
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupis read and analyse three more poems from the 'Power and Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. At the end of the unit, pupils analyse themes from across the anthology and write a sophisticated comparative essay,
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explore how Rumens uses language and structure to explore the impact of conflict on personal identity.
Key Notes
- Sunlight in the poem could represent hope, power of place or an idealised version of the past.
- Free verse could reflect a conflicted identity.
- Regular line length seems to reflect the speaker coming to terms with the two parts of her identity.
- Personification likens the city to a child, perhaps reflecting the speaker wanting to take care of it as it did for her.
- The final line of the poem is defiant, suggesting that cherishing memory defies the oppression of tyranny.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Pervade: spread through every part of
- Idyllic: extremely happy, peaceful, picturesque
- Idealised: regarded as perfect or better than in reality
- Epistrophe: the repetition of a word at the end of a sentence or stanza
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may not initially link all of the examples of personification together.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Sunlight in the poem could represent hope, power of place or an idealised version of the past. Free verse could reflect a conflicted identity.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Pervade'
spread through every part of.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may not initially link all of the examples of personification together. Correction: Explain to pupils that finding patterns in the text can be very useful to help create a thoughtful idea about the poem.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'Power and Conflict' poetry: writing a sophisticated comparative response Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Checking Out Me History' Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker Study Guide
- Comparing 'Checking Out Me History' and 'The Émigrée' Study Guide
- Comparing 'Tissue' with other poems Study Guide
- Exploring theme, message and intent across the 'Power and Conflict' anthology Study Guide
- Refining comparative essay writing Study Guide
- Revising key themes in the 'Power and Conflict' anthology Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Checking Out Me History' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'The Emigree' Study Guide
- Understanding the Poem 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker Study Guide
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