Understanding 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti

Last updated: 15/11/2023
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Understanding 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti
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English: Literature
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Student activity
Worksheet
Author
Christina Rossetti

Develop GCSE English Literature students' understanding of Christina Rossetti's celebrated poem with this downloadable classroom worksheet.

This lesson resource includes a set of eight questions focusing on context, form, structure, language and poetic devices, with answers for self or peer marking in class. It is designed to support students with Edexcel's Poetry Anthology: Conflict.

It could be used for homework, as a group activity or as a lesson resource. 

Example questions from the resource: 

  1. Summarise what this poem is about.
  2. What form is this poem?
  3. How has structure been used in this poem?
  4. Find a quotation to illustrate each of the following techniques. Explain the effect of the technique in each quotation (sibilance, oxymoron, anaphora etc.).

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