Unseen Poetry
In your exam you'll be presented with a poem, which you should spend about half an hour analysing. There'll be another poem though and you should spend about 15 minutes writing a comparison between the two poems. This is because the first poem is worth 24 marks, while the comparison is only worth 8 marks.
In your exam you'll be presented with a poem, which you should spend about half an hour analysing. There'll be another poem though and you should spend about 15 minutes writing a comparison between the two poems. This is because the first poem is worth 24 marks, while the comparison is only worth 8 marks.
Though this sounds complicated, especially under exam conditions, it's completely doable.
Though this sounds complicated, especially under exam conditions, it's completely doable.
For the first poem, just make sure you write about the following things:
For the first poem, just make sure you write about the following things:
- A brief summary of what the poem is about
- Analyse some language - two or three specific words will do
- Analyse a couple of techniques - again, two or three techniques will be plenty
- Say something about the structure of the poem.
For the comparison, just make sure you compare the two poems using a couple of things that they both feature - if they both have a simile in them, for example, or have very different rhythms or rhyme schemes.
For the comparison, just make sure you compare the two poems using a couple of things that they both feature - if they both have a simile in them, for example, or have very different rhythms or rhyme schemes.
Controversial opinion: You might find it easier to understand the first poem when you've read both of them. It's likely that they'll have a different view of the same idea, and it might be helpful for you to look at this idea from two different perspectives before you start writing about them from either.
Controversial opinion: You might find it easier to understand the first poem when you've read both of them. It's likely that they'll have a different view of the same idea, and it might be helpful for you to look at this idea from two different perspectives before you start writing about them from either.
