Transcript Ballads part 1

Ballads – part 1
Poetry
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Learning objectives
Learn what a ballad is
Read and analyse ‘The Lady of Shalott’
Respond to ideas and viewpoints in the texts
Write a continuation of the poem
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What is a ballad?
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‘The Lady of Shalott’: part one
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‘The Lady of Shalott’: part one
Quote words or phrases which
describe the setting.
How would you describe the
island of Shalott?
What does the reader learn
about the Lady of Shalott?
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‘The Lady of Shalott’: structure
Look at the first stanza again.
On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And thro’ the field the road runs by
To many-tower’d Camelot;
And up and down the people go,
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below,
The island of Shalott.
Label the rhyme scheme.
Comment on the structure of the poem.
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‘The Lady of Shalott’: part two
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‘The Lady of Shalott’: part two
While the first part described the world outside the island of
Shalott, the second part is set inside the room where the Lady
of Shalott is found.
In pairs:
List three pieces of
information about
the Lady of Shalott.
Predict what will
happen next.
Individually, write a continuation of the poem.
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Poetic techniques
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Poetic techniques
What techniques has Tennyson used in the first two sections
of his poem? Give three examples of techniques used in the
poem and comment on their impact.
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