Analysing 'Excerpt from The Prelude' by William Wordsworth

English

In 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils used a range of reading skills to aid in the supported decoding of challenging poems. In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils use these reading skills to decode texts with independence.

In 'Poetry anthology' pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems. in 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In this unit, pupis read and analyse four poems from the Eduqas poetry 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 practise crafting a sophisticated comparative essay.

Poetry anthology: continued study

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which of the following is the definition of insignificant?

Which of the following emotions might 'The Sublime' evoke?

"I heeded not the summons: – happy time"

"We hiss’d along the polish’d ice, in games"

"Into the tumult sent an alien sound/ Of melancholy"

Which of the following quotations illustrate Wordsworth's playfulness in 'The Prelude'?

"And woodland pleasures, the resounding horn,"

"while the stars, Eastward, were sparkling clear"

"while the distant hills/ Into the tumult sent an alien sound"

"The cottage windows through the twilight blaz'd"

Which of the following quotations from 'The Prelude' illustrates Wordsworth's faint horror at the power of nature?

The {{ }} poets (like Wordsworth) were fascinated by the idea of the Sublime - the feeling of slight horror we get when confronted with the sheer enormity and presence of nature.

it shows the speed at which the group are travelling across the ice

it shows that the boys are doing tricks on the ice, like spins and jumps

it shows how euphoric and elated the group are whilst skating together

it foreshadows the care-free futures the children will grow up to have

What are the possible effects of the word "flew" in the line: "So through the darkness and the cold we flew," from 'The Prelude'?

In which century was 'The Prelude' published?

Wordsworth's childhood spent at home with his family

Wordsworth's childhood spent ice-skating with his friends

Wordsworth's childhood spent isolated at boarding school

Wordsworth's childhood spent without his mother

What does the 'The Prelude' tell the story of?

How did Wordsworth describe the group of children in 'The Prelude?

What method does Wordsworth use in the following quotation from 'The Prelude': "Proud and exulting, like an untir’d horse"?

Complete the quotation from Wordsworth's 'The Prelude': "The {{ }} windows through the twilight blaz'd,".

The village clock toll'd six; I wheel'd about,

We hiss'd along the polish'd ice, in games

Starting with the first, put the following lines from 'The Prelude' in chronological order.

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Analysing 'Excerpt from The Prelude' by William Wordsworth

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.