2. A01 (12 marks) A02 (12 marks) A03 (6 marks)
Clear and intelligent interpretation of the poems
Clear and precise comparison of the poems
Select a wide range of quotations which justify your points
A (12 marks)
Analyse the poets’ use of language
Analyse the poets’ use of structure
Clearly explain the effects on the reader
Use subject specific terminology
A (6 marks)
Relate the poems to their historical and social contexts

3. What is Wordsworth’s ‘The Prelude’ about?
Knowledge
‘The Prelude’ is an autobiographical poem written by the Romantic poet Wordsworth. This extract explores a scene where, as a child, he stole a boat and went rowing, and the impact this had on him.
Skills:
Close reading of the poem, focussed on meaning and content.
Understanding:
Annotate your anthology to demonstrate your understanding.

4. This is an extract from a longer poem
This is an extract from a longer poem. The extract of the poem in the anthology can be divided into four main sections.
On a summer evening the narrator finds a boat tied to a tree. He unties the boat and takes it out on a lake.
The narrator feels happy and confident. The scenery seems beautiful at first.
Eventually, a mountain appears over the horizon. The narrator is scared of its size and power.
The narrator goes home and reflects on how his view of nature has changed.
Identify the points at which each of these ‘sections’ begin and end, and annotate the poem, explaining what’s going on.
A01
Clear and intelligent interpretation of the poems
Select a wide range of quotations which justify your points

5. How is Wordsworth’s ‘The Prelude’ written?
Knowledge
Wordsworth writes in a long continuous form, but there are clear shifts in tone and attitude. He also uses clear language devices.
Skills:
Close reading of the poem, focussed on language and structure.
Understanding:
Annotate your anthology to demonstrate your understanding.

6. ...a huge peak, black and huge, As if with voluntary power instinct,
Upreared its head...
For so it seemed, with purpose of its own
And measured motion like a living thing,
Strode after me.
Identify the language device Wordsworth uses to describe the mountain. Explain what impression this gives the reader, and why Wordsworth did it.
A02
Analyse the poets’ use of language
Clearly explain the effects on the reader
Use subject specific terminology

7. Identify words and phrases from the first two ‘sections’ of the poem which create a positive, upbeat mood.
Identify words and phrases from the third and fourth ‘sections’ and explore how they create a very different atmosphere.
A02
Analyse the poets’ use of language
Clearly explain the effects on the reader
Use subject specific terminology

8. ‘…Small circles glittering idly in the moon,
Until they melted all into one track
Of sparkling light...’
Explain how Wordsworth uses the imagery of light and darkness to express his views.
‘...o'er my thoughts
There hung a darkness, call it solitude
Or blank desertion…’
A02
Analyse the poets’ use of language
Clearly explain the effects on the reader
Use subject specific terminology

9. The Prelude is an epic poem written in fourteen sections, or books
The Prelude is an epic poem written in fourteen sections, or books. It is an extended first-person narrative depicting key moments and turning points in Wordsworth’s life. The use of blank verse (iambic pentameter which does not rhyme) makes it seem serious and important, because this was the style used by Ancient Greek and Latin classical texts, and is seen as “the most important and influential form of English poetry since the 16th century.”
A02
Analyse the poets’ use of structure
Use subject specific terminology
A03
Relate the poems to their historical and social contexts

10. Why was Wordsworth’s ‘The Prelude’ written?
Knowledge
Wordsworth uses his poetry to talk about his views on society and the world around him.
Skills:
Link contextual factors to textual details.
Understanding:
Annotate your anthology to demonstrate your understanding.

11. Relate the poems to their historical and social contexts
As a Romantic poet, Wordsworth was interested in the idea that nature was more powerful than humans, and that it could profoundly impact people’s lives. It clearly impacted his own life.
Find some evidence of this view in the poem.
A03
Relate the poems to their historical and social contexts

12. How are ‘London’ and ‘The Prelude’ similar?
Knowledge
Both writers do a good job of ‘painting a picture’ and creating a vivid scene for their readers.
Skills:
Make connections between the two poems.
Understanding:
Write a fifteen minute essay response to the comparison question.

13. Compare how Wordsworth and Blake use language to create clear images of their experiences for the reader.
REpetition
A01
Clear and precise comparison of the poems