Developing a personal response to an unseen poem
I can develop my personal response to an unseen poem.
Developing a personal response to an unseen poem
I can develop my personal response to an unseen poem.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- To form a personal response, you might start by asking how the poem makes you feel.
- You might then consider ideas of which word(s) or phrases stand out to you and which you don't understand.
- To develop your personal response, you might consider reframing your ideas.
- When reframing, you might talk about what is evocative, pertinent or ambiguous in the poem.
Common misconception
That your feelings about a poem are irrelevant.
How you respond to a poem forms the basis of your argument about a poem - it helps you to understand how a poet has created meaning.
Keywords
Pertinent - relating directly to the subject being considered; relevant
Personal - belonging to or affecting a particular person rather than anyone else
Evocative - bringing strong images, memories or feelings to mind
Ambiguity - a situation in which something has more than one possible meaning
Reframe - to change the way something is expressed or considered
Equipment
You will need a copy of Helen Dunmore’s ‘Next Door’ which is available in the additional materials.
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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