a feeling of great wonder and/or admiration

to be filled with love for someone or something

A literary movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in which poets began to turn their attention towards nature and the interior world of feeling

to form opinions about something without having the necessary facts or information

Understanding how the woman is presented in Byron's 'She Walks in Beauty'

English

Exploring the Eduqas poetry anthology

Understanding ideas of patriotism and optimism in Brooke's 'The Soldier'

Analysing Brooke's presentation of England and patriotism in 'The Soldier'

Considering the context of Sheers' 'Mametz Wood' and the futility of war

Analysing how Sheers presents the brutality and legacy of war in 'Mametz Wood'

Understanding how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Analysing how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Developing interpretations of ‘The Manhunt’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding how Hardy presents the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

Analysing Hardy's presentation of the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

Understanding the realities of war in Owen's 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

Analysing how Owen presents the realities of war in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

Understanding the connections between Romanticism and Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Analysing the concept of power in Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Understanding ideas of power and corruption in Blake's 'London'

Analysing ideas of power and conflict in Blake's 'London'

Critical attitudes to powerful institutions in 'London' and 'Ozymandias'

Understanding ideas of community and resilience in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Analysing ideas of community and faith in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Understanding how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Analysing how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Understanding the presentation of love in Browning's 'Sonnet 43'

Analysing how Browning presents love in 'Sonnet 43'

Analysing how Byron presents the woman in 'She Walks in Beauty'

Understanding ideas of time, family, and pessimism in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Analysing ideas of time and loss of innocence in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Understanding 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Analysing 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Understanding 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Analysing 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Comparing how poets explore the experience of war in the Eduqas anthology

Comparing how poets explore relationships in the Eduqas anthology

Analysing model answers on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Planning a written response on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Writing excellent comparative essays on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

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 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils explore how poets presents the atrocities of World War One through their poetry. In 'Poetry anthology', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

In this unit, pupis explore 14 of the 18 poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis.  Pupils study the poems in a thematically linked order so they can complete comparative and thematic lessons during the unit.

Poetry anthology: first study

a literary movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

to form opinions about something without having the necessary facts

Match the keywords with their definitions.

Byron describes the woman's physical beauty. 

Byron describes the woman as being gentle.

Byron speculates about the woman's inner beauty.

Starting with the first, put the summary of 'She Walks in Beauty' in chronological order.

a delight in the unspoilt beauty of nature

Romanticism was a movement in the late 18th/early 19th centuries. Romantic poets focused on...

Arguably, 'She Walks in Beauty' shows only a __________ attraction and not love.

In 'She Walks in Beauty' the speaker feels {{}} with the woman he is describing. 

Byron, writer of 'She Walks in Beauty', was famed for his very {{}} private life, including his many affairs with women.

to be delightfully-charming or attractive

If you describe someone's face you are focusing on their __________ qualities.

What words would we associate with someone described as 'gentle'? 

{{}} is the name of the literary movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in which poets turned their attention and awe to the natural world. 

Starter Quiz

What does the word 'enchanting' mean?