Hi.
I thought I'd make a thread where we could all contribute something to help us revise.
You can put any thing here, be it websites or your own notes.
Seeing as I started this, I'll start. I have this thing were it tells you how to answer the questions on the unseen essay:
In the poem entitled "______________" by _____________ the themes of _____________
are explored. The poet's central message is _________________________. Through the use of poetic
devices such as ___________________, the poet makes the reader
_______________________________.
The title of the poem "_____________" has been chosen to___________________. The
word/s "_________" suggest/s______________________________________________.
The form of the poem can be described as___________________________________.
The poet has chosen this structure to ____________________________________________.
An example of the form being particularly effective is when __________________________.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is _____________________________ The poet has chosen
this pattern to ___________________________________. The rhythm of the poem is
__________________________________. When the poem is read aloud it _____________
_____________________________.
The most powerful images in the poem are _________________________________.
Visual imagery has been used in the poem, for example __________________. The poet has used
words such as _____________________ to evoke _________________ in the reader. Aural imagery
has been used through the forms of alliteration/onomatopoeia. For example, in line
___________________________________. The effect of this device is _____________
_____________________________.
There is repetition/ contrasts in the poem when________________________, for example
_____________________. This is effective because__________________________.
The poem changes when ____________________________. The word/phrase signals the change by
______________________. This change in language effects the meaning because
______________________________________________________________.
The poem is written from the point of view of _____________________________. The poet
has chosen this technique to ____________________________. For example____
_______________________. This enables the reader to _____________________________.
To summarise, this poem explores __________________________________ through the use
of ____________________________. The poet has __________________________
which has been effective because _____________________________. As a reader I have
________________________________________________.