Poetry review London / Schoolboy / We Are Seven and new The Chimney Sweeper
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Lesson duration is: 45 minItems in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
London:
Explain the irony in Marriage Hearse
Explain the irony in Marriage Hearse
Slide 2 - Open question
Why is the poem London also a political protest?
Explain what it protests
Explain what it protests
Slide 3 - Open question
Why does the harlot disadvantage in the poem London? Name 2 + explain
Slide 4 - Open question
What is the contrast between the first and the rest of the stanzas in The Schoolboy?
Slide 5 - Open question
What metaphor is used in The Schoolboy to show that authorities (school/parents) destroy children? Explain the metaphor
Slide 6 - Open question
Why is the poem We Are Seven about innocence vs reason?
Slide 7 - Open question
On whose side is the poet: innocence or reason?
Slide 8 - Open question
Why is the poem We Are Seven a typical Romantic Period poem? Give 5 characteristics
Slide 9 - Open question
The Chimney Sweeper
Q1: Why does the boy need to sweep chimneys in stanza 1?
Q1: Why does the boy need to sweep chimneys in stanza 1?
Slide 10 - Open question
The Chimney Sweeper
Q2: Why does the poet use "your" in line 4?
Q2: Why does the poet use "your" in line 4?
Slide 11 - Open question
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Q3: Why is the word WEEP repeated in line 3? What is the effect of repetition?
Q3: Why is the word WEEP repeated in line 3? What is the effect of repetition?
Slide 12 - Open question
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Q4: What are the "coffins of black" in line 12?
Which literary device is this?
Q4: What are the "coffins of black" in line 12?
Which literary device is this?
Slide 13 - Open question
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Q5: What is the difference between the first 3 and the final 3 stanzas? Give examples of words to support this difference
Q5: What is the difference between the first 3 and the final 3 stanzas? Give examples of words to support this difference
Slide 14 - Open question
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Q6: Why are Angel, Sun, God written with capital letters?
Q6: Why are Angel, Sun, God written with capital letters?
Slide 15 - Open question
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Q.7: Why is the word DUTY out of place in the final line when compared to the previous stanzas full of childlike language?
Q.7: Why is the word DUTY out of place in the final line when compared to the previous stanzas full of childlike language?
Slide 16 - Open question
The Chimney Sweeper
Q.7: Why is the word DUTY out of place in the final line when compared to the previous stanzas full of childlike language?
Q.7: Why is the word DUTY out of place in the final line when compared to the previous stanzas full of childlike language?
Slide 17 - Open question
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Q.8: The second poem is written in a dialogue. Who are speaking?
Q.8: The second poem is written in a dialogue. Who are speaking?
Slide 18 - Open question
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Q.9: What is the difference between the parents in poem 1 (Songs of Innocence) and poem 2 (Songs of Experience)?
Q.9: What is the difference between the parents in poem 1 (Songs of Innocence) and poem 2 (Songs of Experience)?
Slide 19 - Open question
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Q.10: What is the most striking word in line 1 of poem two?
Q.10: What is the most striking word in line 1 of poem two?
Slide 20 - Open question
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Q.11: With what can the snow in lines 1 and 6 be compared? OR: What does white snow symbolize in this poem?
Q.11: With what can the snow in lines 1 and 6 be compared? OR: What does white snow symbolize in this poem?
Slide 21 - Open question
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Q.12: Who are THEY in line 7 and what are they accused of?
Q.12: Who are THEY in line 7 and what are they accused of?
Slide 22 - Open question
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Q.13: Who else is accused in the final stanza?
Q.13: Who else is accused in the final stanza?
Slide 23 - Open question
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Q.14: What role does God play in the first and in the second poem?
Q.14: What role does God play in the first and in the second poem?
