the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association

in a way that relates to ideas or principles

the act of including someone or something as part of a group

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

English

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

Berry's decision to start 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955' with "hello" suggests a...

Berry's decision to end 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955' with "us" suggests...

Berry's use of contrasting pairs in the poem may show...

outline key language, form, structure or contextual detail

The purpose of a concluding sentence of a single paragraph outline is to...

To talk about something in a way that relates to ideas or principles is called talking about it...

The quality or state of being human is...

To open a dialogue with someone you generally say...

an obvious difference between two or more things

an obvious similarity between two or more things

a subtle similarity between two or more things

The opening sentence of a paragraph that explains the main focus or argument is the {{}} sentence.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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