Nature Poetry: 'Sycamore Gap' by Zoe Mitchell

Nature Poetry: 'Sycamore Gap' by Zoe Mitchell

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore Zoe Mitchell's 'Sycamore Gap'. We will begin by looking at the real life Sycamore Gap, before considering the way that the poem is structured. Finally, we will consider the literal and metaphorical meaning of the poem.

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7 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a famous part of California?
Correct answer: Hollywood
Lake Erie
Mount Rushmore
The White House
Q2.
In the poem, Mackinnon _____________ our slow reaction to tackle climate change.
Amplifies
Correct answer: Criticises
Intensifies
Praises
Q3.
Imagery is a type of ________ language.
Analytical
Descriptive
Correct answer: Figurative
Narrative
Q4.
How many of your senses can imagery activate?
2
3
4
Correct answer: 5
Q5.
'Structure' means the way a poem is laid out on the page.
False
Correct answer: True
Q6.
What is the term for a line of poetry with no punctuation at the end of it?
Caeusra
Correct answer: Enjambment
Onompatopoeia
Repetition
Q7.
When a word is used more than once, this is an example of:
Caesura
Enjambment
Onomatopoeia
Correct answer: Repetition

5 Questions

Q1.
The structure of a poem is about the way it sounds when it's read aloud.
Correct answer: False
True
Q2.
What might the fact that there is no change throughout the poem suggest to us as a reader?
We should appreciate old buildings
Correct answer: We should be less stubborn
We should take more notice of the trees
We should think about our effect on the environment
Q3.
Which of these best describes the way in which the wall and the tree talk to each other?
Correct answer: Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Speech
Q4.
When big ideas are represented by characters in a story or a poem, we are reading:
A conceit
A metaphor
A symbol
Correct answer: An allegory
Q5.
'Sycamore Gap' is a fictional place.
Correct answer: False
True

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UnitEnglish / Romantic poetry and paired texts: Nature poetry

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