Lesson Review and Homework

Hi all,

Well done on your performance in today's lesson, in which we focused on the way that Keats uses characters and setting to drive the narrative of the poem. Lots of high level analysis and discussion was undertaken and it's good to see you analysing the quotations in real detail, considering the precise connotations of the words and techniques that Keats employs. Some of the elements we considered were:

- Use of contrasting heat / warmth imagery

- Use of the pastoral

- Use of lists, particularly in the final alexandrine of the stanza

- Use of the conventions of courtly love

- Use of metaphor

The only problem today was that we needed to get a bit more covered, but never fear! Homework comes to the rescue- by Friday, you need to have achieved the following:

- Identified the 10 most important quotations or stanzas which deal with character and characterisation. For each one, note down at least 3 points of interest about the language and its effect.

- Completed the same for quotations or stanzas which deal with setting.

So, essentially, I'm asking you to extend the work that we started today and make a concerted effort to go through the whole poem finding and analysing the most relevant quotations. On Friday, we'll have a look at how you got on, so I need to see the homework on paper- notes on your booklets won't be enough I'm afraid.

Have a good week- wrap up warm!

Mr Boulter