UNIT 2
Definition: a type of crown-like, ornamental headband, usually worn by royalty
POETRY
Synonyms: crown, tiara, coronet
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Example: The royal guest wore a stunning diadem to the ceremony.
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The Sky is low – the Clouds are mean. A Travelling Flake of Snow Across a Barn or through a Rut Debates if it will go –
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‘The Sky is low – the Clouds are mean’ by Emily Dickinson
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A Narrow Wind complains all Day How some one treated him Nature, like Us, is sometimes caught Without her Diadem.
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READING
1 Describe the scene the poet is looking out at in one sentence. 2 Who is the speaker in the poem? 4 Complete the inference jigsaw task in your activity book (see page 50). 5 Complete the personification task in your activity book (see page 51).
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3 What is the subject of the poem?
6 Can you remember a time when you experienced the same mood as in this poem?
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7 Do you think the poet has used any words in the poem that are unnecessary? Which ones? Explain your choice.
8 The poet uses two commas in the lines below. What is the purpose of the commas placed where they are? Nature, like Us, is sometimes caught Without her Diadem.
9 Does this poem remind you of any other poem you have studied? In what way?
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