Unseen poetry

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http://wildernenglish.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/five-steps-to-analysing-an-unseen-poem/ - detailed descreption on the steps

Unseen poetry

Step 1: read both the poems (5 mins)

Step 2:work out what the poem is about (it usually says though) (30 seconds)

Step 3: read the question (30 seconds)

step 4: annotate and identify themes or message of the poem

step 5: identify the attitudes and feelings/atmosphere of the poem

step 6: identify poetic techniques

step 7: your own personal response

Structure of the response:

1. Overall what both poems are about and who the characters in the poem are

2. talk about one poem (the most understandable and confident one)

3. Compare the second poem with it (differences and similarities)

4.Own personal response

things to be beware of:

Tips:

close analysis/analytical detail:

Look at form and structure and atmosphere/imagery/tone should be used -unique sentences.

poetic techniques-symbolism,onomatopoeia,simile,repetition,alliteration,triple and metaphors

how it affects the reader

focus on the subtitles

evaluated use of language- look at it from both ways (infer and deduce)

Sentence starters:

Key words

question examples:

A* star examples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfzTot8CW1Q

Time management:

2 mins reading

5 mins annotating

40 mins writing a response

5 mins proof read

how to annotate

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