Poetic Exploration of Human Experience
Explore how poetic techniques reveal human experiences in various poems, examining aspects such as emotion, setting, and message. Understand the impact of techniques like imagery, metaphor, and simile on conveying themes and enhancing reader appreciation.
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2018 Choose a poem which explores an aspect of human experience. By referring to poetic techniques, explain how this aspect of human experience is explored. Choose a poem which makes effective use of setting. By referring to poetic techniques, explain how the setting adds to your appreciation of the poem as a whole.
2017 Choose a poem which has a strong message. Consider the whole poem, and by referring to poetic techniques explain how the strong message is explored. Introduction Title Author Refer To task Summary
Introduction Title Author Refer To task Summary
2016 Choose a poem which describes a person or a place or an event in a memorable way. By referring to poetic techniques, explain how the poet makes this poem so memorable. Choose a poem which deals with a powerful emotion. By referring to poetic techniques, show how the poet creates the powerful emotion.
Planning Essay Now that you have selected your question, create a plan for an essay. Create the mind map on A4 paper. Write the key part of the question in the centre. Have 6 offshoots : 1. Intro (TARTS) 2. MP1: identify focus which lines/quotes will you examine 3. MP2: identify focus 4. MP3: identify focus 5. MP4: identify focus 6. MP5: identify focus 7. MP6: identify focus
2017 Past Paper Choose a poem which has a strong message. Consider the whole poem, and by referring to poetic techniques explain how the strong message is explored. Key words from question Evaluation- how does this make you feel/ react?
Example Main Paragraph Point Quote Explanation including technique Refer to Task Link Owen shows that war is not glorious as he portrays the soldiers as sickly, exhausted and disheveled individuals. They are described as bent double, like old beggars under sacks . This simile conveys the soldiers as old and filthy, which contrasts with the image of soldiers as brave and immaculate - an image used in the propaganda of the time. Furthermore, Owen describes them as coughing like hags . Another simile that demonstrates the soldiers were sickly and dispirited by the experience. These two similes highlights Owen s message that war is not glorious as the soldiers are portrayed as dejected and ill people who curse through the sludge , instead of valiantly marching to attack foes.
