A2 LL - HALF TERM HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

Here are the tasks for you to work on over half term. We will be moving very quickly through the rest of the material in the anthology so you must be familiar with this work before we study it in class.

TASK

Reread the Heaney poems we have studied this half term and edit and make further notes on the relevant key topics referred to at the bottom of this page.

TASK

Read through the Plath poems in the anthology and make notes on the poems.

• What is the plot of each poem
• Identify the key topics that link to each poem
• consider the main language and literary features Plath uses in these poems

TASK

Read the following three stories by James Joyce. I'll produce a hard copy of them next half term. Read them with reference to the topics below and make some brief notes comparing these with those you have written on Heaney and are writing about Plath.

Click here to read An Encounter

Click here to read Araby

and click here to read Eveline

You may also want to read The Sisters but we won't have time to study it in class.

Click here to read The Sisters

KEY TOPICS

Childhood, isolation, settings, personal relationships, narrative voice, nature, vivid experiences

Here are some key language and literary terms to help you in your comparative analysis.

Literature		Rhetoric
Imagery	Phonology
Simile Metaphor - metaphorical - extended Personification Oxymoron Symbolism	Rhyme Rhythm Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia	Repetition Hyperbole List of three Lists Direct address Comparative pair Contrasting pair
Language
Grammar	Lexis	Register	Syntax
Nouns -Concrete -Abstract -Pronoun -Proper noun Adjectives Verbs	Words High / low frequency Denotation Connotation Monosyllabic Polysyllabic Lexical fields	Formal / Informal / technical	Sentence structures Simple Compound Complex Declarative Interrogative Imperative Exclamative
Literary	features
Narrator	Setting	Genre	General
First person Second person Third person Past, present, future tense Monologue Dialogue Subjective Objective	Location Interior Exterior Time Season Weather Elements Senses	Poetry – free verse Descriptive writing -Superlatives -Comparatives Narrative – story telling Reflective writing Autobiography Elegy

Bring your notes and annotations to the lesson with you on Wednesday 6 November for me to check your work