1. Poetry Across Time- 1 ¼ hours
Section A: Moon on the tide Anthology- Poetry of Conflict 45mins (36 marks)
Section B: Unseen Poetry analysis: 30 Minutes (18 marks)

2. Literature Key Skills
Show an understanding of the message/meaning of a text
Identify the key themes/ideas
Identify key features of language and structure:
language- similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration, imagery, word choice etc
Structure- Repetition, sentence structure, sentence length, enjambment, foreshadowing, dramatic irony etc
Explain the effect on the reader
Compare texts (conflict poetry only)

3. What Not to Do! Don’t be vague! Don’t forget to answer the question!
Don’t forget to explain why the writer has used a technique!
Don’t forget to explain in detail!
Don’t forget to plan!

4. Meaning
Examiners report: “What some candidates find difficult is to link a comment on a feature of the writing with how it relates to what the writer is actually saying.”
Mark Scheme: AO2: Explain how language, structure and form contribute to writers’ presentation of ideas themes and settings
Meaning
Meaning

5. Task: for each poem that follows
Identify: What is the message of each poem?
What is it about?
Who is the character? Voice?

6. Ozymandias

7. My Last Duchess

8. The River God

9. The Hunchback in the Park

10. The Ruined Maid

11. Casehistory: Alison (head injury)

12. On a Portrait of a Deaf Man

13. Checking out Me History

14. Singh Song!

15. The Clown Punk

16. Horse Whisperer

17. Medusa

18. Brendon Gallacher

19. Give

20. Les Grands Seigneur

21. Themes: These are the main themes of the cluster
Try to identify which poems fit into each theme.
Power
Death
Damage and Decay
Men and Women
Pride
Identity

22. Approaching the question
4 Steps to success! Step 1: Analyse the question Step 2: Choose a poem to compare the named poem to Step 3: Plan Step 4: Write your essay!

23. Analyse the question
Compare how the poets use voices in Singh Song! And one other poem from Character and Voice

24. Choose a Poem
Compare how the poets use voices in Singh Song! And one other poem from Character and Voice
and… ?

25. Simple Essay Structure
Intro: What happens in the poems+ key themes + address the question.
Main body: Named poem/Poem 2
Language key quotes
Structure key quotes
Conclusion: What is the overall message of the poems? How do they deal with the theme of the question?
MEANING LS

26. How to get the A*
See handout