Comparing ideas of place in 'In a London Drawingroom' and 'A Wider View'
I can explain the similarities and differences in how Eliot and Seneviratne present ideas of place and identity.
Comparing ideas of place in 'In a London Drawingroom' and 'A Wider View'
I can explain the similarities and differences in how Eliot and Seneviratne present ideas of place and identity.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Both Eliot and Seneviratne present the negative impact of industrialisation on the environment and people.
- Arguably, Seneviratne’s poem is more optimistic since it shows there is a future for the city and its people.
- Both Eliot and Seneviratne show the impact of place on human connections.
- Eliot depicts the connections between people through a sense of disconnection and loss of individuality.
- Seneviratne depicts the bond between people through the impact ancestors have on their descendants.
Keywords
Subtle - not very obvious or easy to notice but important
Nuance - a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response
Overarching - encompassing or linking all that is within its scope, range
Oppression - prolonged cruel or unjust treatment
Common misconception
That you should focus entirely on similarities or differences when writing a comparative response.
When writing a comparative response, you should consider the overarching similarities and then consider the subtle differences within the similarities to create a nuanced response.
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You will need a copy of the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology for this lesson.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
"All hurry on & look upon the ground"
"Shall Nature cease to bow?"
"the smoke-filled sky"
Exit quiz
6 Questions
not very obvious or easy to notice but important
encompassing or linking all that is within its scope, range
prolonged cruel or unjust treatment