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Emulating Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera'
I can use symbolism and semantic fields to emulate Saint's use of an anti-climax.
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Year 10
AQA
Emulating Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera'
I can use symbolism and semantic fields to emulate Saint's use of an anti-climax.
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Key learning points
- Saint arguably uses an anti-climax in order to subvert the reader's expectations about ambition and power.
- In order to craft an anti-climax, Saint uses symbolism and semantic fields to create ideas of transience.
- In order to emulate Saint's work, we might use the symbolism of water and repetition of a verb which implies departing.
- Furthermore, we might consider using a semantic field of being unbalanced.
Keywords
Anti-climax - when something is much less exciting or dramatic than it was expected to be
Transience - the state or fact of lasting only for a short time
Futile - achieving no result; not effective or successful
Subvert - to criticise or undermine the usual way of doing something or common values
Common misconception
That anti-climaxes are always disappointing to the reader.
While some people may find them disappointing, they can also be useful in teaching us something about our own expectations around endings and resolutions.
It might be useful to read the final two pages of Jennifer Saint's 'Hera' so pupils can see how Saint crafts the anti-climax using symbolism and semantic fields.
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6 Questions
Q1.
In Greek mythology, who is the ruler of the gods?
Ares
Hades
Poseidon
Q2.
In Greek mythology, who is Hera?
the wife of Hades
the goddess of love
Q3.
'When something is much less exciting or dramatic than it was expected to be' is the definition of an ...
Q4.
'To criticise or undermine the usual way of doing something or common values' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?
Q5.
Which of the following is a synonym of the verb 'to leave'?
advance
prolong
Q6.
'A group of words that is related in meaning' is the definition of a ...
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following is an accurate summary of Jennifer Saint's 'Hera'?
Zeus imprisons Hera and reclaims his place as unopposed ruler.
Hera overthrows Zeus and claims her place as ruler.
Poseidon and Hera work together to overthrow Zeus.
Q2.
Arguably, we might consider Saint's ending to 'Hera' as ...
a resolution
a cliffhanger
a plot twist
Q3.
In 'Hera', Saint uses the symbolism of __________ to craft an anti-climactic ending.
fire
earth
Q4.
Which of the following would create a semantic field with the words "crumpled" and "creased"?
smooth
sharp
Q5.
'The state or fact of lasting only for a short time' is the definition of which word beginning with 't'?
Q6.
'Achieving no result; not effective or successful' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?