Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English 0475 (Section A: Poetry) - “Some Bright Elegance”

This detailed analysis of “Some Bright Elegance” thoroughly dissects the poem, stanza by stanza, line by line and is structured so that students will read and analyse the poem 3 times; with each reading they will develop their understanding and build their analysis.
This lesson begins by understanding the cultural references in the poem, and once students understand the context they can begin to look more closely at the techniques used. Within the ppt. two embedded videos also offer an opportunity to understand the poem through dance and also as a spoken word by Chingonyi.
As a final task students will use the ‘sift’ analysis sheet to recap the lesson and create detailed notes on the poem for them to keep as a future revision resource.