unseen poetry

Question 1

unseen poetry main things to do for the exam

Answer 1

1. establish basic story / concerns before launching into close analysis
2. consider both the poems surface(and underlying) meaning, linked to poetic methods and their effects
3. considering poetic method to structure comparison
4. balance your consideration of both poems
5. use relevant and accurate terminology
6. pay attention to analysing structure (in addition to language)
7. use the language of possibility rather than presenting ‘fixed meanings’
8. ensure each paragraph links to the question focus
9. lay out quotations in poetic lines
   10 . use the full title of the poems with inverted commas
10. secure A01- planning, paragraphing ,secure sentences

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

small intro - link both poems with details that link to bigger picture mentioned in question
may be done in order to … NO FIXED MEANINGS , may have done in order to … show the marker that you know both poems as best you can