occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold

a lyric poem with a fixed number of verses and a repeated rhyme, typically on the theme of love

the quality of living and thinking in a way that is different from other people

existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object

a collection of literary works that have a similar form or subject

Making connections across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

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

thinking in a way that is different from other people.

thinking in a way that is the same as other people.

thinking in a way that is dangerous to society.

The sonnet, couplet and ghazal all arguably consider the theme of {{ }}.

Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring'

Brontë's 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'

Which of these poems is the only one from the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology with a regular rhyme scheme that runs all the way through the poem?

Whose voice do we not hear across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology?

Existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object means something ...

Humanity's relationship with nature has changed.

Humanity's relationship with nature still needs to change.

Humanity never had a strong relationship with nature.

How might we interpret the fact that the oldest and latest poems in the anthology both consider humanity's relationship with nature?

a collection of literary works that all consider human impact on nature

a collection of literary works that have dissimilar subjects to show variety

Which of the following is the definition of 'anthology'?

Which of the following are threads that run through the Worlds and Lives anthology?

Which two poems from the Worlds and Lives anthology gesture towards the sonnet form?

Match the poems from the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology with the theme.

Starting with the oldest, put these poems from the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology in chronological order.

Occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold is the definition of ...

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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