Analysing a poem in detail
I can understand how to analyse a single poem in detail.
Analysing a poem in detail
I can understand how to analyse a single poem in detail.
Lesson details
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
Licence
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