an ironic situation in which something has the opposite effect of the one intended.

relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature.

a poetic form consisting of 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter, typically on the topic of love.

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

the turn of thought or argument in the sonnet form.

Analysing ideas of nature and heritage in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress'

English

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

In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of culture and identity. In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons, focusing on the final three poems: *With Birds You're Never Lonely*, *The Jewellery Maker* and *A Wider View*

Poetry anthology: continued study

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

An irregular form in poetry could arguably indicate ...

In 'Like an Heiress', Nichols refers to nature’s emotions as ...

In 'Like an Heiress', Nichols links to the sonnet form through ...

it suggests humanity has to create solutions to problems it caused.

it suggests that the reader knows something the speaker does not.

“Burning” and the concept of cold are opposites.

In 'Like an Heiress', the contrast between “burning” and “air-conditioned” is ironic because ...

a shift to a focus on the destruction of nature.

a shift to focus on the speaker’s heritage.

In 'Like an Heiress', the volta in line 4 signals ...

Relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature is called {{}}.

Attribution of human characteristics to non-human things is called {{ }}.

14 lines and an irregular rhyme and rhythm.

Grace Nichols’ personal context is that ...

a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together.

a reflective poem that laments the loss of someone.

repetition of words or phrases in the first part of successive clauses.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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