Starter quiz
- Starting with the first, place the structural components of an analytical essay in order from beginning to end.
- 1⇔Thesis statement
- 2⇔Topic sentence
- 3⇔Supporting detail
- 4⇔Concluding sentence
- 5⇔Conclusion
- Imagine your question is: 'Compare the ways that ideas about power and authority are presented in 'England in 1819' and one other poem from ‘Worlds and Lives.' Which poems might you choose?
- 'Thirteen' ✓
- 'With Birds You're Never Lonely'
- 'A century later' ✓
- 'On an Afternoon Train ...'
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- Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority is ...
- oppression. ✓
- repression.
- expression.
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- We might interpret the image of a "supernova" as representing ...
- hope.
- futility. ✓
- powerlessness.
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- Which structural technique do both Shelley and Femi use in 'England in 1819' and 'Thirteen'?
- anaphora
- enjambment ✓
- regular rhyme
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- Which image from Shelley's '1819' compares the monarchy to a parasite?
- '"leechlike"' ✓
Exit quiz
- A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something is known as an ...
- 'antagonist' ✓
- Match the keyword with its definition.
- misconception⇔a view that is incorrect because of faulty thinking or understanding ✓
- visceral⇔felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body ✓
- dehumanisation⇔depriving a person or group of positive human qualities ✓
- What are the qualities of an effective conclusion?
- It summarises the main points of your argument.
- It reminds the reader of the most significant quotations. ✓
- It introduces a new poem for comparison.
- It refers to abstract ideas and the context. ✓
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- Which quotation from Femi's 'Thirteen' links to the concept of ordinary people being "prey" in Shelley's 'England in 1819'?
- "patted"
- "cornered" ✓
- "stars"
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- If "lots" are use to determine someone's fate, what does this suggest?
- that the outcome is uncertain and subject to chance ✓
- that the decision is predetermined and fixed
- that the process is straightforward and predictable
- that the result is likely to be unpleasant
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- Both Shelley’s 'England in 1819' and Femi’s 'Thirteen' talk about ideas of ...
- power ✓
- judgement
- authority ✓
- war
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Key learning points
- Analysing model answers allows us to explore how we might frame ideas and how to avoid misconceptions.
- An effective introduction should clearly set out the argument of the essay in relation to the question.
- An effective conclusion summarises the argument and gestures to what it might say about society.
- One misconception is to interweave quotations from both poems but not effectively analyse them.
- Another misconception is to point out differences between the poems but not effectively analyse them.
Common misconception
That referencing any contextual information about the poets is useful.
Contextual information needs to enhance your argument and understanding of the poem for it to be meaningful.
Keywords
Misconception - a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding
Dehumanisation - the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities
Oppression - prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority
Visceral - felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body
Antagonist - a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
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