Worksheet on Family Bonds: Mother Any Distance
English
Year 9
9 questions
~18 mins
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A worksheet exploring the theme of family bonds through the poem 'Mother Any Distance', reimagined within fairy tale contexts. It features creative writing tasks and analytical questions aimed at understanding poetic techniques and thematic elements.
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Worksheet on Family Bonds: Mother Any Distance
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Scene Summary and Context
In the poem 'Mother Any Distance', the speaker reflects on the relationship with their mother as they prepare to explore independence. The poem employs vivid imagery and poetic devices to explore themes of boundaries, emotional closeness, and personal growth. The setting is abstract, representing a metaphorical space between childhood and adulthood, where distance signifies both physical separation and emotional attachment. The poem uses phrases like 'I reach for the end of love' and 'the acres of the walls' to evoke feelings of limitation and liberation. In a fairy tale reimagining, this journey can be seen as a quest for independence, where characters confront magical boundaries or enchanted lengths that symbolise emotional and physical distances from their loved ones.
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Identify the primary theme conveyed through the imagery in the summary.
[2 marks]2.
What poetic device is exemplified by the phrase 'the acres of the walls'?
[2 marks]3.
Explain what the 'volta' or turn in tone or idea might be in this poem.
[3 marks]4.
Describe how the fairy tale setting reimagines the theme of distance and independence.
[5 marks]5.
List two poetic phrases from the summary that evoke feelings of limitation.
[2 marks]6.
In the fairy tale context, propose a magical boundary that characters might confront.
[2 marks]7.
Identify and explain one poetic technique used in the poem to reflect emotional tension.
[3 marks]8.
Reflect on how the theme of 'Mother Any Distance' can be seen as a metaphor for growing up within a fairy tale.
[6 marks]9.
Creative Task: Imagine a fairy tale where a young hero must cross a magical distance to find their true independence. Write a short story outline including the challenge, the magical boundary, and the resolution.
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- 12/31/2025
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- 12/31/2025
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