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Year 11
Edexcel
Comparing how poets create effect in unseen poetry
I can compare how poets use language, form and voice for effect in unseen poetry.
New
New
Year 11
Edexcel
Comparing how poets create effect in unseen poetry
I can compare how poets use language, form and voice for effect in unseen poetry.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- To compare the structure, you may ask questions about the layout, use of structural techniques and journey of the poems.
- To compare the voice, you might ask questions about narrative voice and perspective.
- To compare the language, you might ask questions about words and images in the poems.
- Arguably, both Laskey and Robertson use structure, voice and language to consider ideas of transience in their poems.
Common misconception
That comparing language is the best way to compare poems.
As well as comparing the language, you can also compare the use of form, structure and voice in poems.
Keywords
Transience - the state or fact of lasting only for a short time.
Progression - moving forward or onward.
Fragmented - broken or separated into distinct parts.
Static - lacking in movement, action, or change.
It would be useful to pupils to share their ideas with each other as they work through the lesson to develop and extend their own ideas.
Teacher tip
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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6 Questions
Q1.
Being 'broken or separated into distinct parts' is the definition of being ...
whole.
intact.
Q2.
'The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet' is the definition of ...
Q3.
'Moving forward or onward' is the definition of ...
decline.
regression.
Q4.
Second-person narrative voice uses which pronouns?
'I'
'he'
Q5.
'A pause or a break in a line of verse, often marked by punctuation' is the definition of ...
Q6.
An irregular pattern in the structure of a poem could suggest ideas of ...
control.
order.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Both Laskey's 'Nobody' and Robertson's 'Donegal' use ...
caesuras.
juxtaposition.
Q2.
'Lacking in movement, action, or change' is the definition of ...
Q3.
The closing line of Laskey's 'Nobody' creates a sense of ...
taken opportunities.
a lack of opportunities.
Q4.
The use of second-person narrative ...
creates a sense of an individual experience.
invites the reader to see a lot different views.
Q5.
'The state or fact of lasting only for a short time' is the definition of ...
Q6.
Arguably, Laskey's 'Nobody' and Robertson's 'Donegal' end on the perspective of ...
a bird's eye vision.
the speaker watching themselves.
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