independence over one’s thoughts and actions

the right to vote- in the early 20th century women's suffrage was an important political issue

a poem written in the form of a speech from an individual character

Understanding the poem 'The Farmer's Bride' by Charlotte Mew

English

In 'AQA Love and Relationships 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 Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of love and relationships. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons, focusing on the final three poems: *Singh Song*, *The Farmer's Bride* and *Porphyria's Lover*.

Poetry anthology: continued study

References to forced marriage, violence against women and girls.

Depiction or discussion of sexual violence

neither. It is written in third person limited.

The poem 'The Farmer's Bride' is written from the perspective of ...

The farmer relates how three years ago he married a bride that was too young.

Once married she becomes fearful of her husband and eventually runs away.

The farmer and others go after her and eventually 'catch' her.

She is brought back to the farm and locked away.

She spends her time at home doing housework.

The farmer complains of the relationship and laments the distance between them.

Starting with the first, put these events from 'The Farmer's Bride' in chronological order.

the use of 'bride' could suggest their marriage has not developed in any way

The poem is called 'The Farmer's Bride' and not 'Wife' but they have been married for over three years. What is a plausible explanation for this?

Think about the context of 'The Farmer's Bride'. At the time of writing, women usually had *decisions* taken for them by either a husband or father. As such, we would say that they lacked ...

Throughout the poem 'The Farmer's Bride', the bride is compared to different animals to highlight her vulnerability and captivity. Which animals is she compared to?

If a poem is written as a long speech from an individual then it is a ...

When did women first get the vote in the UK?

make notes on it to understand it further

In English, we can 'annotate' a poem. What does this mean?

Which of the below are plausible synonyms of autonomy?

If a poem is written in 1916 then it was written in the ...

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sexual violence

Adult supervision required

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