Learning objective:

To analyse At Castle Boterel.

Brevity= shortness
Longevity= long-ness
Ephemeral= living for a short time
Summary

In groups, construct a short bullet

point summary of the poem.

• The narrator, after driving past Boscastle, he remembers a

youthful experience he had.
• He recalls his walking with his lover as the best experience
•The rocks seem to remember they once walked there
• The poem ends on a note of sadness as the narrator can’t
relive his experiences
 How is At Castle Boterel a tragedy?

The inability for Tragedy of oblivion Transitory

humans to relive (forgetfulness) nature of
experiences
existence

Tragedy of time Aspects of tragedy

passing

The suddenness
of death
The power of memory

Brevity of existence juxtaposed

with longevity of time
Analysis

Table 2
Table 1 Stanza 3 and 4
Stanza 1 and 2 Language, form, structure
Language, form, structure Elements of tragedy
Elements of tragedy Readers interpretations
Readers interpretations
Table 4
Table 3 Stanza 7
Stanza 5 and 6 Language, form, structure
Language, form, structure Elements of tragedy
Elements of tragedy Readers interpretations
Readers interpretations