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Themes in 'The Birth-Day'

In this lesson, we will look at how Robinson uses structure to explore key themes in 'The Birth-day'. We will consider both the poem's stanza structures and Robinson's use of turning point in the poem.

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Q1.Fill the gap: Ignorant means to ______ knowledge, understanding or awareness of something.

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Q2.What emotion is experienced by the Countess in 'The Birth-day'?

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Q3.Who is ignorant in Robinson's 'The Birth-day'?

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Q4.True or False: 'Dan's dog dove deep in the lake.' is an example of alliteration.

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Q5.Fill in the gap: Robinson suggests the working classes are _________ of the upper classes' ignorance.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Fill the gap: Ignorant means to ______ knowledge, understanding or awareness of something.

1/5

Q2.What emotion is experienced by the Countess in 'The Birth-day'?

2/5

Q3.Who is ignorant in Robinson's 'The Birth-day'?

3/5

Q4.True or False: 'Dan's dog dove deep in the lake.' is an example of alliteration.

4/5

Q5.Fill in the gap: Robinson suggests the working classes are _________ of the upper classes' ignorance.

5/5

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Themes in 'The Birth-day' - Quiz

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Q1.Fill in the gap: Mock means to tease or ________ at something in an unkind way.

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Q2.Which sentence uses mock incorrectly?

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Q3.Fill in the gap: A _________ point is where there is a change in tone or thought.

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Q4.How does Robinson equalise society?

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Q5.What word can we use to analyse a turning point in a poem?

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Themes in 'The Birth-day' - Quiz

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Fill in the gap: Mock means to tease or ________ at something in an unkind way.

1/5

Q2.Which sentence uses mock incorrectly?

2/5

Q3.Fill in the gap: A _________ point is where there is a change in tone or thought.

3/5

Q4.How does Robinson equalise society?

4/5

Q5.What word can we use to analyse a turning point in a poem?

5/5

Lesson summary: Themes in 'The Birth-Day'

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This was the final lesson in the unit Romantic poetry and paired texts: Romanticism and Revolution.

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