Understanding the tone of Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'
I can explain how Brontë creates tone in ‘Mild the Mist Upon the Hill’.
Understanding the tone of Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'
I can explain how Brontë creates tone in ‘Mild the Mist Upon the Hill’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Like other Romantic poets, Brontë uses natural imagery to present human emotions.
- Brontë lived a quiet and reclusive life in the Yorkshire countryside.
- Some may argue Brontë's poem is about the sense of security and belonging her nostalgic memories bring.
- Others may claim there is a melancholic tone to the poem.
Keywords
Nostalgia - a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
Melancholic - expressing feelings of sadness
Reclusive - avoiding the company of other people; solitary
Romanticism - an artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature
Bleak - devoid of cheer or comfort
Common misconception
That Romantic poems always present nature in a positive light.
Sometimes Romantic poets may show the devastation that humanity has caused nature or talk about nature in a grieving way.
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You will need access to a copy of the Edexcel Belonging anthology for this lesson.
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