- Year 11
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Conceptualising and analysing speaker and voice in unseen poetry
I can make inferences based on the use of speaker and voice in a poem.
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- Year 11
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Conceptualising and analysing speaker and voice in unseen poetry
I can make inferences based on the use of speaker and voice in a poem.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The speaker is different to the poet.
- A poet sometimes writes from the perspective of a speaker, rather than only from their own experiences.
- You can make inferences based on the speaker and voice of a poem.
- Some poems have a conversational tone, which helps to develop a personal connection with the reader.
Keywords
Speaker - the voice behind a poem or any written work
Perspective - the vantage point from which events of a story are filtered and then relayed to an audience
Agency - the power we have to pilot our lives in the direction we want to go
Tone - expresses the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience
Conversational - an informal way of speaking that suggests you're talking to someone you're close to
Common misconception
That the speaker of the poem is the poet.
A poet may talk about their own experiences through the speaker, or they may be exploring another aspect of the human psyche and experience through the speaker.
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Equipment
You will need a copy of Owen Sheer's 'Not Yet My Mother' which can be found in the additional materials.
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