From a space station it might look like green baize. Apr 15, 2016 filmed by zack scott and rosa sharkey edited by zack music september song by agnes obel. Language nettles brothers my son aged 3 this language is used to create a sympathetic view in the readers mind, it also shows the young boys innocence. Poetry and son 1004 words 5 pages nettles by vernon scannell the poem nettles by vernon scannell revolves around a fathers perspective on an accident involving his son, through which the poet explores a fatherson relationship, wherein the father tries. Then took the other, as just as fair, and having perhaps the better. Nettles, lullaby and upon my son samuel case essay.
For the poem gives testimony to a fathers attempt to punish the nettles that have hurt his small son. Eliot, we unpack imagery, form, and symbolism in poetry. His poetry often reflect his experiences at war, as in this poem, nettles. Vernon scannell has targeted this poem at parents, as they would be able to relate to the perspective and feelings of the speaker, since a parent is can understand what the poet is talking about. It is a dark, sombre piece that focuses on the concentration camp belsen and a commandant that works there. In nettles, vernon the relationship shown is the relationship that is shared between a father and his young 3 year old son who had fallen into a bed of stinging nettles.
The speaker knows there is more pain to come for his son. But the exam board like to talk about messages and ideas speaker explores a memory how his son was badly stung by nettles. How to compare and contrast two poems pen and the pad. In november 1918 he was killed in action at the age of 25, one. Tall nettles cover up, as they have done these many springs, the rusty harrow, the plough long worn out, and the roller made of stone. The background to these poems is one of the many social problems that existed in blakes timethe use of young children as chimney sweeps. As well as any bloom upon a flower i like the dust on the nettles, neve lost except to prove the sweetness of a shower.
Our study guides are available online and in book form at. In the poets mind, the nettles are not just soldiers, but are motivated by malice and driven by an urge to cause pain. Nettles poem nettles by poet vernon scannell is a reflective poem based on the poet trying to protect his son from hurting himself in a nettle bed. Mar 21, 20 analysis of nettles by vernon scannell 1. Tall nettles we are very pleased to be able to include remarkable recordings, made long after thomass death by the poets widow, helen thomas. Later in the poem, the poet refers to the nettles as that regiment of spite. Nettles by vernon scannell annotated poem teaching. His name was originally bain, but he changed it shortly after world warii as he had deserted from the army.
Title the poem is titled nettles latin name urtica dioica which is a metaphor for the pain and stings that life will deliver through the years to his small. Silver wedding the party is over and i sit among the flotsam that its passing leaves, the dirty glasses and fagends. Nettles by vernon scannell powerpoint and worksheets. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The chimney sweeper from songs of innocence and experience. You might compare and contrast two poems by the same author to show how the poet uses diverse methods to get her points across. Feb 14, 2016 a copy of nettles by vernon scannell annotated with notes for revision. In this pdf, the asterisked poem titles are links to the relevant notes page, and clicking on the poem title in the notes will return you to the poem. And information like written in 1st person, type of poem narrative etc basically ive gotta write an essay on them and i need help. Analysis of nettles 11 november 2016 in the poem nettles, the writer takes something that could be pondered as a simple yet common occurrence, and with some deep thinking about its implications, arrives at an insight into what could be outweighed as a serious problem mankind has to face, suffering at the hands of war. Bed seemed a curious name for those green spears, that regiment.
If he can take it out on the nettles, so much the better. Get an answer for i need help comparing the poems nettles by vernon scannell and praise song for my mother by grace nichols. Nettles poems paperback january 1, 1984 by betty adcock author visit amazons betty adcock page. The lesson guides students through understanding, analysis and evaluation of the nettles poem, and works equally well either as an introduction to the poem, or as a gcse revision resource. I think the vultures, described in such a disparaging. I need help comparing the poems nettles by vernon scannell. Useful, if adapted, for other awarding body specifications. An asterisk after the title of a poem indicates that there is a note at the end of the book, the note referring either to the poem as a whole or to some special passage in it. Saddled with you for the afternoon, me and paul ambled across the threadbare field to. Write the name of the plant, and then make a note of four words that describe your immediate. Nettles by vernon scannell by rebecca gonzales on prezi. The poem opens almost midstory, as if we have been hearing about the soldiers journey. The ending widens the meaning out to include the parents inability to always protect the child. One appears in songs of innocence, the other in songs of experience.
Nettles echoes scannells experiences at war as he has written about his son being stung. Tall nettles by edward thomas tall nettles cover up, as they have done these many springs, the rusty harrow, the plough long worn out, and the roller made of stone. Themes of nettles explored, consolidation of the poets meaning and purpose. Having fought in the world war two, scannell was most famous as a war poet. In edward thomass memory, the poetry archive will donate 60% of the proceeds from sales of these recordings to the commonwealth war graves commission. Download the free pdf resource a free sample resource. Filmed by zack scott and rosa sharkey edited by zack music september song by agnes obel. There is a limited reference to the second poem for support.
Compare how the poets present love in nettles and in one other poem from the relationships cluster. Mar 24, 2015 the poem is a short account of the day that the poets son was stung by nettles and what happened afterwards. Well teach you to tell the difference between a sonnet and a stanza in no time. But it shows us something about the true nature of love, especially when something comes to challenge that love. Flies and nettles the purpose of nettles is to make more nettles,green, bitter, sharply hairy and introverted,and they in turn shall make yet more nettles,and so on, until the land is nettlecloaked. Apr 09, 2018 mans dramatic retelling of his son falling into nettles is pure poetry children are born poets.
The purpose of nettles is to make more nettles, green, bitter, sharply hairy and introverted, and they in turn shall make yet more nettles, and so on, until the land is nettlecloaked. Nettles by vernon scannell notes nettle beds nature o saying that it is nature against us o portraying nature as evil o an enemy army of nature line 2 most people do regard nature as a bed but in fact, scannell is saying, it is a curious matter since nature is full of nettles, thorns, wounds and blisters this is. Silver wedding poem by vernon scannell poem hunter. Or, you might compare and contrast poems by different authors.
The road not taken by robert frost poetry foundation. Then took the other, as just as fair, and having perhaps the better claim, because it was grassy and wanted wear. The poem upon my son samuel is structured in a very different way to nettles as it is in the form of a prayer to god which is emphasized by the use of rhyming couplets and the use of second person as it is a direct address. In section a, a few students may only write about one poem.
In the manhunt, the poem simon armitage writes about the. Image storyboard for i wanna be by john cooper clarke too hot to handle. Nettles by poet vernon scannell is a reflective poem based on the poet trying to protect his son from hurting himself in a nettle bed. To combine all of these themes and ideas together into a single poem, into a single story even a story of nettles demonstrates a spectacular affinity for poetry. Thin hairs on this plant may irritate your skin if handled without gloves, and there is even a stinging nettle eating competition to test contestants pain threshold. Here is a pdf of the poetry on grey squirrels ebook. He did this twice on the secondoccasion, they put him into a mental hospital before being released. It is a gritty poem that is hard to read due to the harrowing subject matter.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry i could not travel both. Poetry and son 1004 words 5 pages nettles by vernon scannell the poem nettles by vernon scannell revolves around a fathers perspective on an accident involving his son, through which the poet explores a fatherson relationship, wherein the father tries to protect his son from the various difficulties in life. Output to a file, browser, download, or return as a string. Nettles vernon scannell my son would soon feel sharp wounds again. Themes love my son aged three fell in the nettle bed. In nettles the poem shows thelove a father has for his young son but also simon armitage displaysa similar idea in the manhunt which portrays a soldier who hasphysical and mental scars but the poem is narrated by his wife. It is worth 10 marks the other sections are out of 30. Tall nettles first world war poetry digital archive. Nettles by vernon scannell annotated with notes for revision. Revision video designed for students studying gcse english literature. Eainers ert june 20 gcse english literature 5et2f 01.
Gcse poetry lesson pack to support teaching on nettles by. Class for easily merging pdfs or specific pages of pdfs together into one. Here are two of the bestknown poems in this collection, both called the chimney sweeper. The title of the poem brings to mind conquering heroes and parades in which the victors are cheered and hailed for their achievements. With sobs and tears the boy came seeking comfort and i saw white blisters beaded on his tender skin. Compare the way relationship is presented in nettles and. The poem is a simple narrative which tells of an accident the poets son had one day. How does vernon scannell convey his strong feelings. Support your answer with reference to the work of your chosen poet. Tall nettles cover up the corner, as they have done these many springs, the rusty harrow, the plough long worn out and the harrow made of stone. I found this poem very emotional and touching and this is mainly why i chose to write about it. Nettles vernon scannell vernon scannell 19222007 he was in the army, before becoming a professional boxer and then an english teacher.
Bed seemed a curious name for those green spears, that regiment of spite behind the shed. But more interesting than the events are the shadows of war that linger in the mind of the exsoldier father, causing him to meditate on the cyclical nature of pain and violence. The poem nettles is an anecdote about parental love. Compare how family relationships are presented in nettles. The semantics of war are used throughout the poem as scannell describes the nettles as green spears, a regiment of spite and a fierce parade capable of inflicting sharp wounds.
This hurt is temporarily assuaged by the fathers very public exhibition of a brutal demolition of the nettles after they seem to have vindictively and purposefully stung his son who has little comprehension of what has occurred. From the poetry you have studied choose a poet whose work impressed you. The impression given is that the nettles are like enemy soldiers. Gcse english literature mark scheme unit 02 poetry. Mar 18, 20 nettles vernon scannell my son would soon feel sharp wounds again. A funeral pyre to burn the fallen dead, but in two weeks the busy sun and rain. Disabled by wilfred owen about this poet wilfred owen, who wrote some of the best british poetry on world war i, composed nearly all of his poems in slightly over a year, from august 1917 to september 1918. From the aqa gcse poetry anthology moon on the tides.
Vernon scannell is a british poet who was born in lincolnshire. The shortness of the sentences soft, silky, smooth, something that looks good and feels good to touch. When you compare and contrast two poems, focus on similarities and differences between the themes, tone, imagery and language. Visually the poem is structured so that it is spiky like actual nettles especially with the second line to correspond with the points of the nettles being green spears in line two the poet refers to the nettles as green spears this is a type of metaphor. In this case, award marks for ao1 and ao2 as normal, but deduct the requisite number of marks according to bullets missed on ao3 e. The poem nettles was written by vernon scannell who has written this poem to portray a fatherson relationship. Nettles poetic analysis by ashraf mohamed the poem nettles was written by vernon scannell who has written this poem to portray a fatherson relationship. A copy of nettles by vernon scannell annotated with notes for revision. This hurt is temporarily assuaged by the fathers very public exhibition of a brutal demolition of the nettles after they seem to have vindictively and purposefully stung. Vernon scannell has targeted this poem at parents, as they would be able to relate to the perspective and feelings of the speaker, since a parent is can understand what the poet is. Stinging nettles suffer from a problem of perception consuming anything whose name includes stinging does not sound like a good idea. Gcse poetry lesson pack to support teaching on nettles. Jan 23, 2012 tes english teaching resources, worksheets and activities on nettles by vernon scannell.
The poem nettles allowed for comparisons of two different types of relationships romantic and familial. The poet refers to the nettles as that regiment of spite. Expert groups each work on comparing one aspect of the manhunt and nettles, then report back to the rest of the class. Mans dramatic retelling of his son falling into nettles is. The poem is titled nettles latin name urtica dioica which is a metaphor for the pain and stings that life will deliver through the years to his small son. As well as any bloom upon a flower i like the dust on the nettles, never lost except to prove the sweetness of a shower. Nettles by vernon scannell is about the incapability of parents to protect their. This pack includes a range of resources for teaching vernon scannells nettles poem, which features in the relationships cluster of the edexcel gcse english literature poetry anthology. For example nettles shows a relationship between a father who is protective of his son and fears that the world will harm him in his youth on the other hand brothers there relationship is strained and awkred due to the difference in age boys like different things at those times e. Style and form analysis of style and form and the use of poetic techniques in nettles. The poem nettles nettles is not divided into verses, and is rather told as one whole. Fiction poetry comprehension pages 1415 1 a bed is a soft and safe place but this one was not soft or safe for his son.
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