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Tag Archives: Poetry
I Hear an Army
I hear an army charging upon the land, And the thunder of horses plunging, foam about their knees: Arrogant, in black armour, behind them stand, Disdaining the reins, with fluttering whips, the charioteers. They cry unto the night their battle-name: … Continue reading
Posted in DHsecundaria, Senior 1 2021, Senior 1 2022
Tagged analysis, IGCSE, Poetry, war poetry
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What is a calligram?
By definition, a CALLIGRAM is a word or piece of text in which the design and layout of the letters creates a visual image related to the meaning of the words themselves. Let’s watch the following video Time for us … Continue reading
If Thou Must Love Me
We are going to read and analyse 2 poems (This activity will take 3 classes) Task 1: She was called “the feminist Victorian writer”. Do some research and tell me why. (write answers in your folder to be discussed later) … Continue reading
Posted in DHsecundaria, Senior 4 2021, Senior 5 2021
Tagged ASliterature, feminism, Poetry, victorianism
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Rooms
Rooms BY CHARLOTTE MEW I remember rooms that have had their part In the steady slowing down of the heart. The room in Paris, the room at Geneva, The little damp room with the seaweed smell, And that ceaseless maddening … Continue reading
Anger Lay by Me
Read the poem and work on the following questions How many stanzas does th epoem have? can you find a rhyme scheme? Who is the voice? Find a personification Read the poem and write all the actions “Anger” performs. What … Continue reading
Posted in DHsecundaria, Senior 1 2021
Tagged analysis, comparing, contrasting, Poetry
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The Caged Skylark
Task 1 The writer of this poem is Gerard manley Hopkins. What do you know about him? -Check your notes from last year with Pia, or search for information and write down 5 important things about him. -He was a … Continue reading
Project: The Poetry of Ted Hughes
Objectives: -To learn about the writer and how animals are presented in his poems. -To explore the theme man vs nature -to explore the concept of the dark side of the self. -to be able to apply these ideas and … Continue reading
Poetry (Seamus Heaney)
Mid-Term Break BY SEAMUS HEANEY I sat all morning in the college sick bayCounting bells knelling classes to a close.At two o’clock our neighbours drove me home. In the porch I met my father crying—He had always taken funerals in his … Continue reading
Poetry Presentations
Presentation 1 If thou must love me from Pato_Ch Presentation 2 The Pains of Sleep by Juana, Bianca and Sol Presentation 3 I years had been from home from Pato_Ch Presentation 4 A wife in london by thomas hardy from … Continue reading
Rising Five
Check out this video to understand the poem deeply. Rising Five by Norman Nicholson Take notes of the following: -Voice -Theme -Tone -Literary devices (visual images, symbols, alliteration, etc) After this, go to classroom to work on a worksheet.
Analysing poetry
In pairs/groups you’ll be analysing some poems from Songs of Ourselves! Include: – themes and tones -literary devices, explanation, analysis and impact (why the writer uses them -your opinion on the poem -any connection with any other poem, story, song … Continue reading
Music in Literature
Get in pairs to work with songs Choose a song that you like and prepare a presentation that includes: -short biography of the band/singer -analysis of the song (theme/tone/literary devices) -explanation of the title -your opinion on the song (why … Continue reading
