writing tips but poetry

Question 1

What the poet does → What the student does

Answer 1

1. Decode the poem, tell the story of the poem

Describe the mood/tone of the poem.

Reflect on how appropriate the imagery is.

Reflect on how appropriate the structure is.

Describe the theme of the poem

Form a personal response to the poem.

Question 2

exam answer structure (including three poems)

Answer 2

1. Theme of all three poems and how they approach the theme differently
2. Tone of Poem A + Poem B + Poem C (each, one by one) including words with emotional connotations that prove it
3. Image from Poem A + Poem B + Poem C (each, one by one), with analysis of the connotations of a word or phrase
4. 3 again
5. Structure for Poem A + Poem B + Poem C (each, one by one), explaining how its’ regular/irregular features mirror the tone
6. Personal Response: To all 3 poems focusing on what you have learned about the theme, how you feel about the political and moral issues in them.

Question 3

personal response poetry

Answer 3

Has the poet made you feel strongly about a particular theme, or someone’s experience?

Have you learned anything about how other people feel about certain events, ideas and/or situations?

Does the poem make you think of anything similar that has happened to you; have you ever felt the same way as the poet about anything?

Question 4

What to Write about Structure

Answer 4

Is the poem regular or irregular?

What features…

What does the structure tell you about the poet’s attitude, feelings and/or state of mind?

• Length of thought/spontaneity
• Reaching of conclusions
• Control of emotions

Question 5

rhyme

Answer 5

Slant Rhyme - Sound similar but do not have a perfect rhyme
Eye Rhyme - similar in spelling but not in auditory rhyme
Internal Rhyme- within one single line
Consonance - repetition of the final consonant sound
Alliteration - the repetition of the first consonant sounds
Assonance - the repetition of vowel sounds