Love Through The Ages: REMEMBER ROSSETTI

This comprehensive 11 slide lesson focuses on Remember by Christina Rossetti, designed specifically for the AQA A Level Love Through the Ages poetry cluster. The lesson emphasises:

Contextual understanding of the poem

Close analysis of language (AO2)

In-depth exploration of structure through “zooming in” techniques

Tasks Included:

• Careful reading of the poem Remember
• Annotating the poem with guidance to highlight:
• Literary devices (metaphor, alliteration, repetition, etc.)
• Tone, mood, and voice
• Structural features such as form and rhyme
• Theme exploration focusing on love and memory

Model answers for annotations to support teaching and assessment
A comparative question linking Remember to The Great Gatsby for cross-text thematic study