1. Linking MacCaig’s poetry Finding commonality links

2. Commonality links O Private vs Public: A deeply personal poem contrasting with one that makes a comment on aspects of society. O The way that MacCaig shows his compassion / sympathy for his subject (through, for example, imagery) O How MacCaig creates a clear sense of mood or atmosphere in his poetry. O How MacCaig expresses the idea of distance between himself and his subject. O What MacCaig says about barriers to communication. O How MacCaig creates a strong sense of place in his poetry. O MacCaig’s use of surprising description and imagery to describe his subjects.

3. How to answer O State commonality (2) O Quote and explain from exam text (2) O Quote and explain twice from other text (4)

4. Now for the hard work O Select three of the links and put together an 8 mark answer for each.