the set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits and appearance that characterise a person.

originally an Arabic verse form dealing with loss and romantic love consisting of rhymed couplets.

saying what you think directly without trying to be polite.

the history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, society.

Analysing the poem 'Jamaican British'

English

In 'Edexcel Belonging Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of culture and identity. In 'Edexcel Belonging Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils explored how Angelou uses her poetry to present strong relationships to people and place. In 'Edexcel Belonging Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different relationships to culture and place have been presented across time.

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

Which of the following words from Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' imply a sense of feeling incomplete?

'Saying what you think directly without trying to be polite' is the definition of being ...

Originally an Arabic verse form dealing with loss and love consisting of rhymed couplets' is the definition of a ...

In Antrobus' 'Jamaican British', the speaker's family in Jamaica say they are {{}} to have someone British in their family.

Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' is written in the form of ...

The word "caste" from Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' comes from the Latin 'castus' which means ...

The speaker is experiencing internal and external conflict over their identity.

The speaker feels secure and comfortable in their identity.

The speaker is explaining how they are proud of their dual identity.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Antrobus' 'Jamaican British'?

'What word beginning with 'C' is a pair of successive rhyming lines, usually of the same length'?

'The set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits and appearance that characterise a person' is the definition of your ...

What word beginning with 'E' means the continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet?

What might multiple caesuras suggest in a poem?

Which word beginning with 'H' means 'the history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society'?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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