Analysing the poem 'Homing'
I can explain how Berry uses language and structure to create meaning.
Analysing the poem 'Homing'
I can explain how Berry uses language and structure to create meaning.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Berry may have personified the accent in order to show the emotional connection between voice and individual.
- Berry uses vivid sound imagery such as onomatopoeia and cacophony within the poem.
- Berry’s juxtaposition of the regular stanzas yet the irregular rhyme may represent the struggle of the accent to escape.
- Arguably, the anaphora emphasises the speaker’s desire to form a connection and shared identity with the speaker.
Common misconception
Students sometimes think that poets always try to make their poems sound pleasing.
Poets may use harsh or disagreeable sounds within their poetry in order to emphasise meaning.
Keywords
Dialect - a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group
Onomatopoeia - words that imitate the natural sound associated with their meaning
Guttural - being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable
Cacophonous - involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Anaphora - repetition of words or phrases in the first part of successive clauses
Equipment
You will need a copy of the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology for GCSE.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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