a person who moves from one place to another, predominantly to find work or better living conditions

a member of the Religious Society of Friends and devoted to peaceful principles

the use of a symbol, which can be a word or an image, to communicate a distinct idea

a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have

Understanding the poem 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955'

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In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry', pupils analyse how themes of identity and belonging are presented over a variety of poetry spanning different eras. In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry continued', pupils critically analyse the the remaining poems in the cluster, exploring these themes in a more nuanced way.

In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils explored how Angelou used language, form and structure to describe strong bonds to people and place. In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry', pupils analyse poems from a range of cultures and traditions, exploring how themes of identity and belonging are presented..

Poetry anthology: first study

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

A train might symbolise which of the following things?

the notion of gender disparity in education

A member of the Religious Society of Friends and devoted to peaceful principles is known as a...

How does the speaker of Berry's 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955' respond to the stranger's mistake?

Which quotation from 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955' suggests that people often misunderstand the reasons behind migration?

London is a particularly popular migrant location

We are all ultimately travelling around the same physical place: Earth

We are all our own personal journeys of growth and knowledge

In Berry's 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955', "Purley" and "Victoria" are both in London which perhaps represents that...

a figure of speech that involves comparing two things using the verb "to be" 

words that imitate that imitate the natural sound associated with their meaning 

sounds articulated with an abrupt release of air like "p," "b" or "t"

Which of the following is the definition of a metaphor?

A person who moves from one place to another, predominantly to find work or better living conditions is called a...

The use of a sign, word or an image, to communicate a distinct idea is called...

A guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have is called an...

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Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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