Identifying key themes in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare
I can identify and justify the key themes in ‘The Listeners’.
Identifying key themes in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare
I can identify and justify the key themes in ‘The Listeners’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Asking questions about a poem can help identify key themes within it
- There are several key themes in "The Listeners" including, the unknown, the supernatural, isolation and solitude
- The Listeners portrays the strangeness of the world, and humankind's inability to fully understand it
Common misconception
Pupils may think that imagery appeals to just one of the senses.
Through interpretation, imagery in the poem may fall under more than one sense.
Keywords
Theme - A theme is a central idea that the poet intends the audience to engage deeply with.
Imagery - Imagery involves the use of vivid and sensory language to create vivid mental pictures, enhancing the emotional impact of a poem.
Justify - To justify means to show or prove something using evidence.
Sensory chart - A sensory chart is a table where readers can note down sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and textures in a poem.
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an idea that the poet intends the audience to engage with
the use of sensory language to create mental pictures
to show or prove something using evidence
is a table where readers can note down sensory information