Year 8
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore why nature was such an important and commonly used theme in Romantic writing. Afterwards, we will analyse how Wordsworth explores his own perceptions of nature and expresses how it makes him feel.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Metaphors, similes and personification are all examples of what type of language?
Analytical
Prented
Rhetoric
Q2.
Which of these devices is when a writer says one thing is another?
Personification
Simile
Q3.
Which of these devices is when a writer says one thing is like or as something else?
Metaphor
Personification
Q4.
Which of these devices is when an author makes something which isn't a human act like a human?
Metaphor
Simile
Q5.
When Wordsworth described the daffodils as dancing, what technique was he using?
Hyperbole
Juxtaposition
Simile
7 Questions
Q1.
Wordsworth describes the daffodils as 'dancing'. This is an example of:
A metaphor
A simile
Emotive language
Q2.
Romantic writers felt that __________ could be beautiful or destructive.
Fame
Money
Revolution
Q3.
Wordsworth was inspired by a walk in the Lake District with his:
Aunt
Daughter
Wife
Q4.
Many Romantics felt that nature was good for their...
Fame
Inspiration
Wealth
Q5.
Which revolution was damaging the natural world?
Economic
English
Napoleonic
Q6.
Complete the quotation: "I wandered ________ as a cloud".
happily
sadly
solitude
Q7.
The quotation above is an example of:
A metaphor
Pathetic fallacy
Personifcation