In this context, alien means belonging to a foreign country.

Hollow means without real significance or value.

Fragility means the quality of being delicate or vulnerable.

Inevitable means that something was certain to happen.

Doom means death, destruction, or some other terrible fate.

Analysing the humanity and fragility of soldiers in Naidu’s ‘The  Gift of India’

English

In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils need to consider the choices made by a poet, to explain how they convey meaning without having context or prior knowledge of the poem to draw on. In 'A World at War: Poetry, pupils have several opportunities to write their own poems in the style of the war poems studied, which pushes them to consider the craft of writing poetry more closely. 

In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils explore the way that poets use imagery and structural features, to inspire their own choices in narrative writing. In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils practise adopting Wilfred Owen's style in their own poetry and also use a range of literary techniques encountered through the different poems, to produce a piece of descriptive writing.

Comparing poetry from the First World War

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which of the following are connotations of the word 'pearl'?

Comparison where something is said to be something else.

Giving human qualities to non-human objects.

What is the definition of a pair of lines that rhyme?

A sense of doom is defined as having a sense of {{ }}.

'Without value or significance' is the definition of which of the following words?

To suggest that they didn't really fight in the war.

Why might Naidu end 'The Gift of India' by referring to the soldiers as 'sons'?

In Naidu's 'The Gift of India', who is the 'gift' in the title referring to?

The act of giving up something valued for the sake of other considerations is known as a {{ }}.

What does the speaker in Naidu's 'The Gift of India' want to happen to the soldiers?

When did the British government take direct control over India?

Why was the speaker in Naidu's 'The Gift of India' proud of the soldiers?

Which of the following means the 'complete loss or absence of hope'?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

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

Analysing the humanity and fragility of soldiers in Naidu’s ‘The Gift of India’

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

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