emphasise or draw attention to something, making it prominent or central in focus

beliefs or principles that guide behaviour and reflect our desired outcomes

existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

language which describes goals or ambitions that one strives to achieve

repetition of similar vowel sounds in words to create musicality or emphasis in writing

Analysing the poem 'Us' by Zaffar Kunial

English

In 'Edexcel Belonging 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 'Edexcel Belonging Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of culture and belonging. In 'Edexcel Belonging Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons, focusing on the three final poems: *Kumukanda*, *In Wales, wanting to be Italian* and *Us*.

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

He struggled through the challenges slowly.

They aimed to reach the stars and beyond.

Which of the following sentence contains aspirational language?

Which of these is a synonym of 'foreground'?

Which of these is an example of assonance?

they can draw the reader's attention to certain words or phrases

they can encourage us to like/dislike certain words in a poem

they can create vivid images in the reader's mind

they can slow down or speed up the pace in which we read the poem

How can poets use structure to affect our interpretation of the poem?

a lack of punctuation groups both figures together

commas create short clauses between "I" and "you"

the structure mirrors the opening of the poem showing progression

there are no line breaks to make the end of the poem seem chaotic and frantic

Which of the following structural features does Kunial use to emphasise the separation between the speaker and "you" towards the end of the poem?

When using a single paragraph outline to plan an analytical paragraph, your topic sentence should directly relate to...

being unsure or having doubts about something

a method of problem-solving involving trial and error

a situation which is familiar and sure to succeed

the type of poem used (e.g. a sonnet or haiku)

how a writer uses punctuation and/or line breaks

Which of the following are examples of structural features in poetry?

the circumstances that surround and give meaning to a text

repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighbouring words

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

the main idea or message of a poem or story

when a poet includes a pause by continuing an idea on a new line

a poem which is written as one block of text with no gaps

punctuation found in the middle of a line of poetry causing a pause

What does it mean to emphasise something?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Analysing the poem 'Us' by Zaffar Kunial

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.