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Studied Poetry

  • 31-01-2012 7:02pm
    #1
    Peter_C
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    Hi !
    I'm having dome problems with my studied poetry i don't know how to approach it or what to write about. I know the poems but don't know how to do the question with my paper 2 on monday i was wondering if anyone here could help me :)


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  • #2
    Bazinga_N
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    Peter_C wrote: »
    Hi !
    I'm having dome problems with my studied poetry i don't know how to approach it or what to write about. I know the poems but don't know how to do the question with my paper 2 on monday i was wondering if anyone here could help me :)

    Whats the question? Give us an example? Also what poems are you doing? :)


  • #3
    Peter_C
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Peter_C


    i amn't sure caus ewe have not done any poetry exam questions due to our teacher being sick so how is it formatted ect :)


  • #4
    ButtonBox
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    Could you list the poems you've done, please? :)
    I don't know the question, so I can't really explain the format, sorry..

    But, so that you'll be able to attempt every question, you should be really, really sure of these:
    -The theme of your poems.
    -Techniques (personification, onomatopoeia, emotive words, similes, metaphors, enjambment, repetition, alliteration) used in your poems.
    -Tone and mood of your poems.
    -And your own personal response to the poem (does it trigger a memory? Does it remind you of something?).

    A lot (not most, but a lot) of studied poetry questions are about poems you would recommend, poems that you liked (why? because of the theme/techniques used/personal response), or poems that bring to life a person, place or thing.
    Sometimes, they ask for specific topics, like maybe they'll ask for a poem that has to do with nature, or war, or relationships, or death, or love etc. (Getting all of this from my English teacher, so, sorry if I'm wrong). In that case, you should have poems learned and studied to cover each area.

    For the format, I can't tell you much.
    Start with an introduction. Like if you get a question like "discuss the theme of a poem you have studied", then you could say: "The poem I have studied is ___ by ___ ___. I am going to discuss the theme of this poem, which the poet brings to life/makes clear."
    For your last paragraph, the conclusion, go back to the question. "The theme of this poem is ___. With the above, discussed reasons, the poet has brought to life/made clear this theme."

    I'll add more if I remember, but it'd be really helpful if you could tell us what kinda questions you're talking about. :)


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