Love and relationships

    AQA
    GCSE

    The 'Love and Relationships' cluster is a collection of 15 poems from the AQA GCSE English Literature Anthology, spanning from the Romantic era to the present day. The selection explores the complexities of human connection, categorized broadly into romantic love (both fulfilled and illicit) and familial relationships (parent-child bonds and aging). The poems examine universal experiences such as separation, obsession, the passage of time, and the pain of letting go. Students are required to compare the poems, analyzing how different poets utilize structure, form, and language to present similar or contrasting perspectives on love.

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    • Understand key concepts related to Love and relationships
    • Apply knowledge of Love and relationships to exam questions

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    • "You have made a good start in identifying key themes, now focus on analysing the methods used."
    • "Ensure you are using specific textual evidence to support your analytical points."
    • "Your comparison is clear; consider exploring the *effect* of the methods in more detail."
    • "Well done on linking the presentation of relationships to context."

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