Understanding how Hood presents the past and present in 'I Remember, I Remember'
I can explain how Hood presents his past and his present in 'I Remember, I Remember'.
Understanding how Hood presents the past and present in 'I Remember, I Remember'
I can explain how Hood presents his past and his present in 'I Remember, I Remember'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Hood's poetry reflects some Romantic ideals - nature and the innocence of childhood.
- Hood's poetry also reflects the more realist ideas of Victorian poetry.
- Hood's adult life was plagued with illness, perhaps why he is so wistful for his childhood.
- Hood's poem is nostalgic, remembering his happy times as a child.
- There is also a mournful tone to Hood's poetry; he is melancholic that he will not feel that joy again.
Keywords
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
Nostalgic - a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
Melancholic - expressing feelings of sadness
Romanticism - an artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature
Realism - a genre of literature that presents ordinary day-to-day experiences as they occur in reality
Common misconception
That a poet can only be a part of one literary movement.
Often, we can see poets as referencing more than one literary movement and that can help us understand the poem.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of the Edexcel Belonging anthology for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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