Comparing ideas about transience in unseen poetry

English

In 'AQA Power and Conflict 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. 

Unseen poetry

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which natural image appears in Laskey's 'Nobody'?

The father feels as if the daughter doesn't need him anymore.

The father is trying too hard to hold onto his daughter.

The father feels as if the daughter relies on him fully.

Which statement about the father and daughter in Robertson's 'Donegal' is the most accurate?

'Lasting for only a limited period of time' is the definition of being ...

'Existing perpetually; everlasting' is the definition of being ...

Which of Laskey's 'Nobody' and Robertson's 'Donegal' arguably has a more optimistic tone?

'The state or fact of lasting only for a short time' is the definition of ...

Building a snowman is something you can do ...

You're generally considered a teenager when you turn ...

'Hopeful and confident about the future' is the definition of being ...

A child's relationship with their parents is likely to {{ }} as they grow older.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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