How is suffering depicted in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus?
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Poems of the Decade: Homework Schedule
Week 1: Watch ‘The Deliverer’ A-level Literature Playlist Week 2: Essay: How is suffering presented within the Poems of the Decade collection? 1000 words Watch ‘Giuseppe’ A-level Literature Playlist Week 3: Watch ‘Out of the Bag’ A-level Literature Playlist Week 4: Essay: How is the memory or identity depicted in... Continue Reading →
Romantic Poetry: Homework Schedule
Romanticism: Our home study schedule Week 1: Read ‘Pastoral Poetics’ for William Blake. Highlight and make notes ready for discussion. Read the introduction of The Cambridge Introduction to British Romantic Poetry p1-16 Week 2: Read ‘A few lines written about Tintern Abbey’ ahead of analysis Read and annotate Growth of the Classical in... Continue Reading →
The Significance of Nature in ‘Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey’
Write about the significance of Nature in the poem, and the speaker’s relationship with Nature: In regards to William Wordsworth and his poetry, including ‘Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey’, nature is one of the most prevalent and significant themes, an overriding thread used to highlight his spirituality, personal traumas and socio-political... Continue Reading →
William Wordsworth: ‘Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey’
A compendium of useful links, exemplar material, resources and home learning: The Significance of Nature in 'Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey'
Streetcar Essay Plan: Shame
‘Shame lies at the heart of each character’ In light of this statement, explore William’s presentation of self and identity in A Streetcar Named Desire. In your answer, you must consider relevant contextual factors. Plans:
Poems of the Decade: Essay Questions
A list of potential essay questions to form revision and speed planning practice: Compare the ways in which poets explore the idea of getting older in To My Nine-Year-Old Self by Helen Dunmore and one other poem of your choice from Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011. ... Continue Reading →
Poems of the Decade: Coping with Difficulty
Compare the ways in which poets present people coping with difficulties in ‘Please Hold’ and ‘A Minor Role’ O’Driscoll and Fanthorpe portray a wide sense of people coping with difficulties all throughout both ‘Please Hold’ and ‘A Minor Role’. Both poems interweave a sense of nihilism, time passing and the progressiveness of suffrage. However,... Continue Reading →
