Comparing 'The Poison Tree' with 'Cousin Kate'
Designed to support GCSE GCSE Literature students studying the Edexcel Poetry Anthology Conflict cluster, this handy grid helps students to organise their ideas about both poems.
Students consider contextual factors, form, structure, tone, use of symbolism, the presentation of relationships and emotions, as well as the endings of both poems.
This classroom worksheet can be used to help students compare their ideas about the poems for revision or exam preparation and practice.
Example comparison from the resource:
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Aspects to compare/contrast |
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The context/background/circumstances surrounding poems. |
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The form/structure of each poem. Consider: • stanza and line length • rhythm • rhyme • repetition • punctuation |
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What tone of voice has the poet given to the persona? Consider the effects this creates. |
