1.AS Paper 1: Poetry Lesson 11: Lord Byron‘She Walks in Beauty’LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning and plan a band 5 response?
Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
2.LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning and plan a band 5 response?
Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
Excellent progress: well-chosen quotations, analysis of range of literary devices, effect on reader discussed, alternative interpretations considered and social context mentioned
Outstanding progress: well-chosen quotations, sophisticated language used, analysis of range of literary device, effect on reader argued with perceptive points made, alternative interpretations revealed, developed consideration of social and historical context
Good progress: two quotations, comment on literary device, alternative interpretation offered and social context mentioned
3.LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning and plan a band 5 response?
Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
What do you know about Lord Byron?
Born in 1788, Lord Byron was one of the leading figures of the Romantic Movement in early 19th century England. The notoriety of his sexual escapades is surpassed only by the beauty and brilliance of his writings. After leading an unconventional lifestyle and producing a massive amount of emotion-stirring literary works, Byron died at a young age in Greece pursuing romantic adventures of heroism.
Often described as the most flamboyant and notorious of the major Romantics, Byron was both celebrated and castigated in life for his aristocratic excesses, including huge debts, numerous love affairs with people of both sexes, rumours of a scandalous liaison with his half-sister, and self-imposed exile.
Byron is considered to be the first modern-style celebrity. His image as the personification of the Byronic hero fascinated the public and his wife Annabella coined the term "Byromania" to refer to the commotion surrounding him. His self-awareness and personal promotion are seen as a beginning to what would become the modern rock star; he would instruct artists painting portraits of him not to paint him with pen or book in hand, but as a "man of action." While Byron first welcomed fame, he later turned from it by going into voluntary exile from Britain.
Ext: Based on his character, what assumption can you make about his poetry?
4.LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning and plan a band 5 response?
Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
What do you understand by the term ‘Byronic hero’?
The figure of the Byronic hero pervades much of his work, and Byron himself is considered to epitomise many of the characteristics of this literary figure. Scholars have traced the literary history of the Byronic hero from John Milton, and many authors and artists of the Romantic movement show Byron's influence during the 19th century and beyond, including Charlotte and Emily Brontë.
The Byronic hero presents an idealised, but flawed character whose attributes include: great talent; great passion; a distaste for society and social institutions; a lack of respect for rank and privilege (although possessing both); being thwarted in love by social constraint or death; rebellion; exile; an unsavoury secret past; arrogance; overconfidence or lack of foresight; and, ultimately, a self-destructive manner. These types of characters have since become ubiquitous in literature and politics.
Ext: Can you think of any other examples of the ‘Byronic hero’?
5.LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning and plan a band 5 response?
Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
As a class, read ‘She Walks in Beauty’
Does this adhere to your expectations based on what you know about Lord Byron?
Ext: Can you make links to any other poems that we have looked at?
6.LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning?
Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
In pairs, describe Byron’s use of the following:
Rhyming pattern
Enjambment
Alliteration/assonance
Use of antithesis
Ext: What can you say about the poem’s form?
What is the effect of each and how does it contribute to the poem’s overall meaning?
7.Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
Each group has been given a theme:
Light
Appearance
A Sense of Wonder
Ext: Can you make a supported link to any other poems that we have looked at?
For the theme you have been given: Find supporting evidence
Make a relevant link to a literary device
Discuss the way that this was synonymous with the Romantic
Feedback
LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning and plan a band 5 response?
8.Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
Ext: This is a very straightforward analysis, how could you make it more sophisticated?
LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning and plan a band 5 response?
9.LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning and plan a band 5 response?
Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
Using what you have learned this lesson, plan an essay response to the following question:
How does Byron demonstrate the power of the woman’s beauty?
Ext: Can you comment on the poem’s form?
Excellent progress: well-chosen quotations, literary devices analysed, effect on reader discussed, alternative interpretations considered and social context mentioned
Outstanding progress: well-chosen quotations, sophisticated language used, literary devices analysed, effect on reader argued with perceptive points made, alternative interpretations revealed, developed consideration of social and historical context
Good progress: two quotations, comment on literary device, alternative interpretation offered and social context mentioned
10.LQ: Can I analyse a poem for meaning and plan a band 5 response?
Love: platonic, courtly, unrequited, godly, familial, illicit, adulterous, lustful
LIT TERMS: pentameter, alliteration, sexual language, Byronic rhyme, Byronic hero, rhyme scheme, tetrameter, trochaic, conceit, metaphysical, idiomatic expression
Using the progress levels and mark scheme, make sure that your plan covers all of the Assessment Objectives.
Excellent progress: well-chosen quotations, literary devices analysed, effect on reader discussed, alternative interpretations considered and social context mentioned
Outstanding progress: well-chosen quotations, sophisticated language used, literary devices analysed, effect on reader argued with perceptive points made, alternative interpretations revealed, developed consideration of social and historical context
Ext: Use the feedback received from your last essay to ensure you are meeting your targets.
Good progress: two quotations, comment on literary device, alternative interpretation offered and social context mentioned