Time and Place

10 Re-read To Autumn. Choose one other poem from the Time and Place anthology.

Compare how the passage of time is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

The poems you have studied are:

To Autumn – John Keats Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 – William Wordsworth London – William Blake I started Early – Took my Dog – Emily Dickinson Where the Picnic was – Thomas Hardy Adlestrop – Edward Thomas Home Thoughts from Abroad – Robert Browning First Flight – U. A. Fanthorpe Stewart Island – Fleur Adcock Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan – Moniza Alvi Hurricane Hits England – Grace Nichols Nothing’s Changed – Tatamkhulu Afrika Postcard from a Travel Snob – Sophie Hannah In Romney Marsh – John Davidson Absence – Elizabeth Jennings

10 Re-read First Flight. Choose one other poem from the Time and Place anthology.

Compare how travelling is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

The poems you have studied are:

To Autumn – John Keats Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 – William Wordsworth London – William Blake I started Early – Took my Dog – Emily Dickinson Where the Picnic was – Thomas Hardy Adlestrop – Edward Thomas Home Thoughts from Abroad – Robert Browning First Flight – U. A. Fanthorpe Stewart Island – Fleur Adcock Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan – Moniza Alvi Hurricane Hits England – Grace Nichols Nothing’s Changed – Tatamkhulu Afrika Postcard from a Travel Snob – Sophie Hannah In Romney Marsh – John Davidson Absence – Elizabeth Jennings

10 Re-read Hurricane Hits England. Choose one other poem from the Time and Place anthology.

Compare how an event is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

The poems you have studied are:

To Autumn — John Keats Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 — William Wordsworth London — William Blake I started Early — Took my Dog — Emily Dickinson Where the Picnic was — Thomas Hardy Adlestrop — Edward Thomas Home Thoughts from Abroad — Robert Browning First Flight — U. A. Fanthorpe Stewart Island — Fleur Adcock Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan — Moniza Alvi Hurricane Hits England — Grace Nichols Nothing’s Changed — Tatamkhulu Afrika Postcard from a Travel Snob — Sophie Hannah In Romney Marsh — John Davidson Absence — Elizabeth Jennings

10 Re-read In Romney Marsh. Choose one other poem from the Time and Place anthology.

Compare how personal experiences are presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

The poems you have studied are:

To Autumn – John Keats Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 – William Wordsworth London – William Blake I started Early – Took my Dog – Emily Dickinson Where the Picnic was – Thomas Hardy Adlestrop – Edward Thomas Home Thoughts from Abroad – Robert Browning First Flight – U.A. Fanthorpe Stewart Island – Fleur Adcock Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan – Moniza Alvi Hurricane Hits England – Grace Nichols Nothing’s Changed – Tatamkhulu Afrika Postcard from a Travel Snob – Sophie Hannah In Romney Marsh – John Davidson Absence – Elizabeth Jennings

10 Re-read Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802. Choose one other poem from the Time and Place anthology.

Compare how feelings about a place are presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

The poems you have studied are:

To Autumn – John Keats Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 – William Wordsworth London – William Blake I started Early – Took my Dog – Emily Dickinson Where the Picnic was – Thomas Hardy Adlestrop – Edward Thomas Home Thoughts from Abroad – Robert Browning First Flight – U.A. Fanthorpe Stewart Island – Fleur Adcock Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan – Moniza Alvi Hurricane Hits England – Grace Nichols Nothing’s Changed – Tatamkhulu Afrika Postcard from a Travel Snob – Sophie Hannah In Romney Marsh – John Davidson Absence – Elizabeth Jennings

10 Re-read I started Early – Took my Dog. Choose one other poem from the Time and Place anthology.

Compare how a journey is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

The poems you have studied are:

To Autumn – John Keats Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 – William Wordsworth London – William Blake I started Early – Took my Dog – Emily Dickinson Where the Picnic was – Thomas Hardy Adlestrop – Edward Thomas Home Thoughts from Abroad – Robert Browning First Flight – U.A. Fanthorpe Stewart Island – Fleur Adcock Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan – Moniza Alvi

10 Re-read Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan. Choose one other poem from the Time and Place anthology.

Compare how different senses are used in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• the influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

The poems you have studied are:

To Autumn – John Keats Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 – William Wordsworth London – William Blake I started Early – Took my Dog – Emily Dickinson Where the Picnic was – Thomas Hardy Adlestrop – Edward Thomas Home Thoughts from Abroad – Robert Browning First Flight – U.A. Fanthorpe Stewart Island – Fleur Adcock Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan – Moniza Alvi Hurricane Hits England – Grace Nichols Nothing’s Changed – Tatamkhulu Afrika Postcard from a Travel Snob – Sophie Hannah In Romney Marsh – John Davidson Absence – Elizabeth Jennings