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GCSE English Literature · key term
A group of lines forming a section of a poem, usually separated from other groups by a blank line.
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Paper 2
Revise: Climbing My GrandfatherThe poem consists of one stanza of 27 lines. Its solid block can resemble the substantial figure of the grandfather, while the absence of stanza breaks keeps the climb connected from beginning to end. It is free verse, without a fixed rhyme scheme or regular metre, allowing the voice to follow the changing movements of the expedition.
Paper 2
A group of lines within a poem, separated from other groups by a space.
Part (b): Learn short quotations from all three stanzas so that you can explain the movement from imagined discontent to the discovery of talent.
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The stanza ends with “It all in vain would fret” in line 6. To “fret” is to worry or become irritated; “in vain” means without achieving anything. Envy therefore creates distress without giving the envious person the qualities they desire.
