Edexcel English Literature GCSE

Unit 2: Understanding Poetry

RUBBISH AT ADULTERY

Learning objectives

To explore how Hannah uses

structure, tone and language to paint

a humorous picture of an unfaithful

relationship.

Adultery: being unfaithful to one’s husband or wife

Do you think adultery is ever acceptable?

Is it a good or bad thing to be rubbish at adultery?

PAIR WORK

Work through worksheet

VIDEO

Watch the video of the poet reading the poem

RHYME

Which lines rhyme?

What is the rhythm of the poem?

What do rhyme and rhythm tell you about the

mood/tone of the poem?

GIVE THREE REASONS

Why is she unhappy?

What does she want?

What does she want her partner to do?

Select quotes to support your answers

WATCH VIDEO

Complete worksheet 3.2

GROUP WORK

Annotate the poem picking out poetic devices and any

imagery or words you find intersting

HUMOUR AND IRONY

How does Hannah use humour and/or irony in the poem?

Could you see the poem as a defence mechanism?

Could the roles of men and women be seen to be reversed?

SONNET 116

To understand how Shakespeare uses form, structure,

language and imagery to explore the nature of love.

TRUE LOVE

In this poem Shakespeare puts forward the view that true

love is constant and unchanging

Do you agree with this idea of love?

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

Do you know what kind of poem this is?

Love is true when it … Love is not love when it …

Find a reference to a pair of joined hearts

Find references from the poem for each of the following

images