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POETRY: Week 8

Here are your spellings for Wednesday in sentences: 1. The rhythm and rhyme scheme of the poem create a soothing cadence. 2. The four stanzas follow an ABAB pattern that emphasises key words. 3. The first person perspective allows the narrator to reflect on past, present and future feelings. 4. Regular verse structure gives the poem a sense of order amidst emotional turmoil. 5. Byron uses end stopped lines to pause and emphasise important phrases. 6. Sentence structure mirrors the narrator's broken heart with short, choppy lines. 7. Rhyming couplets add musicality and flow between recollections. 8. Varied line lengths

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POETRY: Week 8

Here are your spellings for Wednesday in sentences: 1. The rhythm and rhyme scheme of the poem create a soothing cadence. 2. The four stanzas follow an ABAB pattern that emphasises key words. 3. The first person perspective allows the narrator to reflect on past, present and future feelings. 4. Regular verse structure gives the poem a sense of order amidst emotional turmoil. 5. Byron uses end stopped lines to pause and emphasise important phrases. 6. Sentence structure mirrors the narrator's broken heart with short, choppy lines. 7. Rhyming couplets add musicality and flow between recollections. 8. Varied line lengths

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POETRY: Week

8
‘When we two parted’
by Lord Byron
Lesson Objective
To understand background and context of poet.
.

Success Criteria
• I can understand the background to poet Lord Byron.
• I can revise key terms and techniques
Starter

The title of the poem we are going to explore is:

‘When we two parted’


Analyze the title.

1.What do you think this poem is


going to be about?

1.What tone/themes do you think


will be present?
Lord Byron
Challenge Q:
Lord Byron, in full George Gordon What is satire?
Byron, 6th Baron Byron, (born January
22, 1788, London, England—died April
19, 1824, Missolonghi, Greece),
British Romantic poet and satirist
whose poetry and personality captured
the imagination of Europe. Renowned as
the “gloomy egoist” of his
autobiographical poem Childe Harold’s
Pilgrimage (1812–18) in the 19th
century, he is now more generally
esteemed for the satiric realism of Don
Lord Byron
Juan (1819–24).
The Story
Read & listen to the poem and try to figure out what is going on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pTVxCg6-9g
Who is the poet talking to?
What has happened between them?
What does the poet wish to happen?
Think not only about what you know but how you know it.
What lines of the poem tell you these things?

Discuss your ideas with the class.

Looking at your poem now, highlight any words you don’t understand.
In pairs, research the meaning of these words and write in their
meaning.
Overview

Each of these pictures represent a


theme or emotion in the poem.
From your initial overview, which of
these is the most prominent? How do
you know?
Do Now:

Read through the poem once through, note &


highlight anything that is important about the
poem. Such as:
•Words & phrases
•Poetic Techniques
•Structure
Plenary

Write a tweet (no more


than 25 words) on what
you
have learned today
about your new poem.
Lesson Objective
To link, analyze and annotate the poem.
.

Success Criteria
•I can work in groups with peers
•I can identify poetic techniques using my linking knowledge
•I can annotate the poem
Starter

Research and write down 5 points/facts


about the ‘Romantic Period’

How does it link to this poem in particular?


Group Activity

• In groups of 3-5 students, each group will get a large A3 sheet of paper.

• They will each then be assigned a specific stanza that they will annotate.

• Students will highlight, underline and note any important information linked to
their study of poetic techniques/structure.

• Individual groups will then go around the classroom with their note books and
fill in important information at each of the ‘stanza stations’
Peer & Self Assessment
Swap books with a peer and
identify their annotation skills.
Have they highlighted all
important elements of the poem?
Have they noted in key
information?

On the board is an annotated


version of the poem with the main
elements.
Add in any extra’s you may have
forgot!
HPL Plenary

Can you link your study of this poem to any of the


VAA’s and/or ACP’s?
Lesson Objective
To identify the structure, tone and themes of ‘When we two parted’
.
.

Success Criteria
•I can understand how the use of theme, rhythm and tone in the poem
•I can analyse their use of language & structure
Perspective
Read the poem.
What impression of the narrator and his feelings do we get from the 5
following lines:
Minutes
•‘In silence I grieve’
•‘Truly that hour foretold/ Sorrow to this.’
•‘If I should meet thee/After long years,/ How should I greet thee?/ With silence and
tears’

‘When We Two Parted’ tells us immediately that the poem will


be told from the first person perspective. Byron is speaking
directly to his love about his feelings on their parting and
subsequently. The ‘Parted’ past tense indicates that the action is
in the past and that the poet is reminiscing about events from a
time somewhat removed from the event itself. This is almost a
letter to his love about his feelings of being hurt and let down.
10
Structure Minutes

The poem ‘When We Two Parted’ uses a regular form and rhythm throughout.

How many stanzas are there? How are these divided into lines? Are there
any irregularities?
What type of rhyme scheme is present? How does this affect the poem as a
whole?
The poem references the past, present and future of the poet narrator.
Why do you think Byron does this?

The poem consists of four 8 line stanzas which refer both to the
past, present and future of the narrator. It uses a strong ABAB
rhyme scheme and a consistent rhythm which helps to
emphasise key words such as ‘cold’ and ‘kiss’
The poet refers both to the past, present and future as a way of
showing the reader that his feelings remain unaltered. This is
highlighted in the last line since it echoes the second: ‘silence
and tears’.
10
Language Minutes
Reread the poem. Are
there any words you
are unfamiliar with or vow – a promise; may also include marriage vows
need help knell – a bell sounded for the dead
understanding? rue - regret

Byron uses language throughout the poem to


express his feelings. What does he compare the ‘A shudder comes
end of this relationship to the most? What o’er me - / Why wert
language does he use to express this idea? How thou so dear?’
effective is it? Make comments on the
‘Half broken- following uses of language:
hearted’
‘In silence I grieve’
‘Pale grew thy cheek
and cold’
‘They name thee before ‘to sever for years’
me,/ A knell to mine ear’
Themes
The poem deals with many issues and themes which makes it
comparable to other poems in the anthology.
What themes do you see in the poem?

Relationships Distance and Memory

Longing and Loss Romantic Love

Which do you think is the most


prevalent theme? 10
Discuss in pairs. Minutes
Plenary 5
Minutes

Write a brief
message to your
friend telling them a
summary of what
you did in English
class today!

Keep it short.
Home Learning & Spellings
AO2: Analyze the language, form and
structure used by a writer to create
Title: Formative 1 (15 marks) meanings and effects, using relevant
PETAL paragraph: (03rd of subject terminology where
appropriate.
November)
Q) How does structure impact the
poem?
Include sentence structure, rhyme
scheme, verse type, P.o.V.
Reflect on feedback from exam

Spellings for Wednesday (02nd


of November)
1-10 and put them into sentences

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