Starter quiz
- An analysis of structure might include an analysis of ...
- the number of stanzas. ✓
- the length of the lines. ✓
- the use of personification.
- the use of onomatopoeia.
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- 'The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet' is the definition of ...
- 'enjambment' ✓
- The __________ of a poem expresses the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience.
- tone ✓
- mood
- atmosphere
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- 'A pause or a break in a line of verse, often marked by punctuation' is the definition of ...
- 'caesura' ✓
- To form a concept or idea of (something) is to ______ it.
- 'conceptualise' ✓
- A break in the rhyme scheme of a poem might indicate ...
- a return to order and control.
- the beginning of chaos. ✓
- a change in the speaker. ✓
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Exit quiz
- 'A small part broken off or separated from something' is the definition of ...
- 'fragment' ✓
- 'Combine or cause to combine to form a single entity' is the definition of ...
- 'merge' ✓
- Match the structural technique with the possible interpretation.
- enjambment⇔sense of continuation or progression ✓
- caesura⇔moment for reflection ✓
- half-rhyme⇔break in the pattern ✓
- 'Break or cause to break' is the definition of ...
- 'fracture' ✓
- Freeman's choice to open with "thy" and "mine" in 'Nearness' could indicate ...
- the selfishness of the speaker.
- the separation of the individuals. ✓
- the unity of the individuals.
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- Which of the following statements is true of the structure of Freeman's 'Nearness'?
- There are two stanzas of equal length.
- There is one stanza.
- There are three stanzas of equal length. ✓
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Key learning points
- The structure of a poem affects our journey, as the reader, through the poem.
- The structure gives us our first and last impression of the poem and therefore affects the tone.
- You can make inferences based on the length of the stanza or the length of each line in a poem.
- Enjambment and caesuras affect the pace of the poem.
- A break in the rhyme scheme can affect the meaning of the poem.
Common misconception
That structural choices happen accidentally.
Structural choices are consciously made by the poet in order to influence the meaning of the poem.
Keywords
Conceptualise - form a concept or idea of (something)
Fragment - a small part broken off or separated from something
Merge - combine or cause to combine to form a single entity
Fracture - break or cause to break
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