Starter quiz
- Which poem in the Eduqas poetry anthology was written by Wilfred Owen?
- 'The Soldier'
- 'The Manhunt'
- 'Mametz Wood'
- 'Dulce et Decorum Est' ✓
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- Which themes are explored in the poem 'Ozymandias'?
- family
- love
- power ✓
- time ✓
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- Which of the following poems taken from the Eduqas poetry anthology uses the image of an onion to represent relationships?
- 'Cozy Apologia'
- 'Valentine' ✓
- 'As Imperceptibly as Grief'
- 'Sonnet 43'
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- Which poem taken from the Eduqas poetry anthology is the following quotation from?: "One shade the more, one ray the less"?
- 'She Walks in Beauty' ✓
- 'Valentine'
- 'Cozy Apologia'
- 'Sonnet 43'
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- Which poem taken from the Eduqas poetry anthology is the following quotation from: "If I should die, think only this of me"?
- 'Ozymandias'
- 'Hawk Roosting'
- 'A Wife in London'
- 'The Soldier' ✓
- 'Dulce et Decorum Est'
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- Complete the quotation from Shelley's 'Ozymandias': "The ______ and level sands stretch far away."
- 'lone' ✓
Exit quiz
- Starting with the first, put these dates into chronological order:
- 1⇔1817
- 2⇔1819
- 3⇔1897
- 4⇔1900
- 5⇔1930
- 6⇔2005
- Which of the following would be considered a method?
- the age of the speaker ✓
- the poet's name
- how long was written
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- It can be useful to think of structure using these three terms. Fill in the missing word for the first term: The poet ______ /The poet builds on / The poet ends with...
- 'establishes' ✓
- What method does Wordsworth use in the quotation taken from 'The Prelude': "tinkled like iron"?
- metaphor
- simile ✓
- personification
- onomatopoeia
- zoomorphism
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- What is the effect of the word "distant" in Wordsworth's 'The Prelude'?
- nature is presented as vast and awe-inspiring ✓
- shows the abundance and generosity of nature
- shows the magnitude of nature and its power versus man ✓
- shows the evil and wickedness of nature
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- What is the effect of the word "tinkled" taken from Wordsworth's 'The Prelude'?
- it characterises nature as magical ✓
- it characterises nature as sinister
- it portrays nature as playful ✓
- it characterises nature as helpful
- it portrays nature as dangerous
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Key learning points
- Analysing a poem in detail means looking at how the poem has been put together.
- This may include examining the poem’s structure, as well as the poet’s layering of methods.
- It may be useful to consider what the poet establishes, builds on and ends with.
- It might be useful to analyse the poem chronologically, to help you analyse structure.
Common misconception
Students often avoid analysing structure because they sometimes struggle to understand what it actually is and means.
The structure of a text is just how the poem has been put together - what comes where and why. Using the words 'establishes' 'builds on' and 'ends' will encourage students to talk about structure more confidently.
Keywords
Chronology - the placement of events in the order in which they occurred
To establish - setting the foundations of something
To excavate - to uncover hidden objects - used in this lesson metaphorically
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