Contents

PART 1: TEXT SUPPORT

Rossetti in context

• Points to note about the Victorian age
• Christina Rossetti ’s life

Detailed study 1: ‘Cousin Kate’

Themes

Detailed study 2: ‘Goblin Market’

• Lists
• Imagery
• Word play
• Rhyme
• Gothic romance

PART 2: EXAM PREPARATION AND PRACTICE

Covers:

• planning
• structure
• use of quotations
• how to meet the Assessment Objectives
• turning a C to an A*.

Further information

Part 1 provides information and activities for classroom and homework to support reading the text. Two detailed studies are used as the basis of an exploration of Rossetti's themes and stylistic techniques. They also offer practical models for appraising Rossetti's poems.

Part 2 guides students through the process of writing exam essays on Rossetti for AQA English Literature. It explains:

• types of essay
• planning
• how to begin an essay
• how to structure an essay
• how to turn a C into an A.

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Length: 38 pp

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