Pre-1914 Poetry (Literature Analysis) - Coleridge
English
Year 9
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~16 mins
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A worksheet focusing on Coleridge's poetry, analysing literary techniques within a substantial extract for Year 9 students.
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Pre-1914 Poetry (Literature Analysis) - Coleridge
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Analysis of Coleridge's Poetry
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree: / Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea. / So twice five miles of fertile ground / With walls and towers were girdled round: / And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, / Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree; / And here were forests ancient as the hills, / Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. / But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted / Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover! / A savage place! as holy and enchanted / As e’er beneath a waning moon was haunted / By woman wailing for her demon-lover. / And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, / As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, / A mighty fountain momently was forced: / Amidst the tumult, it said, 'I am the spirit of the Earth, / I am the muse of passions, of the wild and the free.' / So, in the midst of this chaos, Coleridge's vivid imagery transports the reader to a mystical realm filled with wonder and terror.
1.
Identify a metaphor used in the extract and explain its effect.
[2 marks]2.
Which literary device is demonstrated by the phrase 'a savage place! as holy and enchanted'?
Aa) Oxymoron
Bb) Personification
Cc) Alliteration
Dd) Hyperbole
3.
Describe how Coleridge uses imagery to create a mystical atmosphere.
[3 marks]4.
Identify and explain the purpose of the volta (turn) in the poem.
[2 marks]5.
What is the effect of the alliteration in the phrase 'sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man'?
[2 marks]6.
Analyse how Coleridge's choice of words contributes to the tone of the poem.
7.
Identify one example of personification in the extract and explain its purpose.
[2 marks]8.
How does the structure of the extract mirror its themes of chaos and mysticism?
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