IGCSE

Literature in English
0475
September 17, 2023
SUNDAY
Materials needed:
Notebook
Copy of the poem
Blue pen
Dictionary
Reminders:
1. Prepare materials ahead of time.
2. Listen attentively.
3. Participate actively.
4. During class, you must speak ONLY in English.
Activity1 Feedback of the question from previous lesson.

1. Look carefully at the descriptions of the sea from the start of the poem to
line 10. How is the sea described? What kinds of things does it do?

2.Focus on the descriptions of Aku. How does the writer use Aku to suggest
that people are powerless in the face of powerful forces?

3. Look again at the descriptions of the sea between lines 21 and 27. How
does the poet vividly suggest the qualities of flowing water?
 Lesson
The Sea Eats the Land
at Home (Diction)
Objectives:
a. explore the diction from the poem
b. explore the figurative language
employed
c. explore symbolism and imagery used
ACTIVITY 1: Collaborative Work
Group 1: What is the choice of words (diction) in the poem? How
does the choice of words affect the poem?
Group 2: What are the poetic devices the poet uses in the poem?
What does it mean? suggest?
Group 3: What are the different types of imagery used in the poem?
How did it create an effect in the poem?
Group 4: What are the different symbols employed in the poem?
What does it mean? 10 mins
What are the poetic devices the
poet uses in the poem?

What does it mean? suggest?

What are the different types of imagery
used in the poem?

How did it create an effect in the poem?

 ASSESSMENT:
Directions: Identify the different types of
imagery use in the poem. Give your evidence.
(Write as many as you can.)
Closure:

What is the message of the poem?