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slide1. Unseen Poetry 27.1 – How does the poet present.. 24 marks
27.2 – What are the similarities and/or differences about the way the poets present… 8 marks<br>
slide2. Approaching Unseen Poetry Read the question and underline key words which help you understand what you have to cover in the essay (remembering that there will be a clue to the meaning in the exam question)
Read the poem once for an overview understanding
Read the poem again to check understanding
Read the poem again to annotate interesting words and phrases that you could respond to (remembering that when you read and re-read the poem you will add layers to your understanding of the poem)
Don’t worry if you are unsure what the poem is, as you will have an idea and you need to go with your instincts
Single Poem Essay
In a continuous section of your essay use the following prompt questions (in your mind) to help you think about what to cover –
Write an overview statement about what you think the poem is suggesting (remembering not to write it in the first person – think about it as a critical analysis task)
What is the meaning in the poem?
What quote supports this? What is the language/structure technique used to engage the reader?
What is the effect of the quote and the technique? (using a triplet in my analysis here is good)
What is the meaning of the quote I have selected? (remembering that I need to look at the implicit and explicit meaning)
Can I zoom in on the language/Look at one word in detail/identify the word class of the word I have selected/explore the connotations of the word?
Can I explain the effect on the reader or what the writer may have intended?
Have I linked to the question?
Can I move onto my next quote (an effective way to do this is a connective)
Repeat this analysis as many times as I can in the time limit (remembering that I don’t have to do every step for every quote)
Complete a conclusion – a brief summary of what you think the poem is about and a link to the question again
Make sure I have covered a couple of quotes from the top, middle and bottom of the poem<br>
slide3. In Daylight Robbery, how does the poet present children growing up? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide4. Silent as cut hair falling
and elevated by cushions
in the barber's rotating chair
this seven-year-old begins to see
a different boy in the mirror,
glances up, suspiciously,
like a painter checking for symmetry.
The scissors round a bend
behind a blushing ear. And when the crime's done,
when the sun lies in its ashes,
a new child rises
out of the blond, unswept curls,
the suddenly serious chair
that last year was a roundabout. All the way back to the car
a stranger picks himself out
in a glass-veiled identity parade.
Turning a corner
his hand slips from mine
like a final, forgotten strand
snipped from its lock.<br>
slide5. In ‘I have longed to move away’, how does the poet present getting older? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide6. I have longed to move away
From the hissing of the spent lie
And the old terrors’ continual cry
Growing more terrible as the day
Goes over the hill into the deep sea;
I have longed to move away
From the repetition of salutes,
For there are ghosts in the air
And ghostly echoes on paper,
And the thunder of calls and notes. I have longed to move away but am afraid;
Some life, yet unspent, might explode
Out of the old lie burning on the ground,
And, crackling into the air, leave me half-blind.
Neither by night’s ancient fear,
The parting of hat from hair,
Pursed lips at the receiver,
Shall I fall to death’s feather.
By those I would not care to die,
Half convention and half lie.<br>
slide7. In ‘My Mother’s Hair’, how does the poet present childhood memories? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide8. My mother's thin salwar* gives her away.
Her plait snakes across her back, and turns
to whispers at the ends.
Can we touch it? They ask in the icy playground.
She shyly places the dark coil in their hands.
*Indian dress After bathing, it is transformed, rope
released from its binding fibres and falls
into a heavy curtain onto her shoulders.
Steaming by the old radiator, she sits,
with her pan of dried pulses,
discarding tiny masquerading stones,
she leaves a trail of whispers on the floor.<br>
slide9. In ‘Displaced person looks a a cage bird’, how does the poet present dissatisfaction? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide10. Every single day, going to where I stay
(how long?), I pass the canary
In the window. Big bird, all pranked out,
Looming and booming in the window’s blank.
Closing a pawky eye, tapping its hairy chest,
flexing a brawny wing.
Every single day, coming from where I stay
(How long?) I pass this beastly thing. How I wish it were dead!
-Florid, complacent, rent-free and over-fed,
Feather-bedded, pensioned, free from wear and tear.
Earth has not anything to show less fair.
I do wish it were dead!
Then I’d write a better poetry,
On that poor wee bird, its feet in the air
An innocent victim of something. Just like me.<br>
slide11. In ‘Human Interest’, how does the poet present emotions? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide12. Fifteen years minimum, banged up inside
for what took thirty seconds to complete.
She turned away. I stabbed. I felt this heat
burn through my skull until reason had died.
I’d slogged my guts out for her, but she lied
when I knew different. She used to meet
some prick after work. She stank of deceit. I loved her. When I accused her, she cried
and denied it. Straight up, she tore me apart.
On the Monday, I found the other bloke
had bought her a chain with a silver heart.
When I think about her now, I near choke
with grief. My baby. She wasn’t a tart
or nothing. I wouldn’t harm a fly, no joke.<br>
slide13. In ‘On My First Son’, how does the poet present his grief? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide14. Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy;
My sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy.
Seven years tho' wert lent to me, and I thee pay,
Exacted by thy fate, on the just day.
O, could I lose all father now! For why
Will man lament the state he should envy?
To have so soon 'scap'd world's and flesh's rage,
And if no other misery, yet age?
Rest in soft peace, and, ask'd, say, "Here doth lie
Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry."
For whose sake henceforth all his vows be such,
As what he loves may never like too much.<br>
slide15. In ‘Base details’, how does the poet present those in charge? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide16. If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath
I'd live with scarlet Majors at the Base,
And speed glum heroes up the line to death.
You'd see me with my puffy petulant face,
Guzzling and gulping in the best hotel,
Reading the Roll of Honour. "Poor young chap,"
I'd say — "I used to know his father well;
Yes, we've lost heavily in this last scrap."
And when the war is done and youth stone dead,
I'd toddle safely home and die — in bed.<br>
slide17. In ‘Take one home for the Kiddies’, how does the poet present children’s attitude to nature? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide18. On shallow straw, in shadeless glass,
Huddled by empty bowls, they sleep:
No dark, no dam, no earth, no grass -
Mam, get us one of them to keep.
Living toys are something novel,
But it soon wears off somehow.
Fetch the shoebox, fetch the shovel -
Mam, we're playing funerals now.<br>
27.2 – What are the similarities and/or differences about the way the poets present… 8 marks<br>
slide2. Approaching Unseen Poetry Read the question and underline key words which help you understand what you have to cover in the essay (remembering that there will be a clue to the meaning in the exam question)
Read the poem once for an overview understanding
Read the poem again to check understanding
Read the poem again to annotate interesting words and phrases that you could respond to (remembering that when you read and re-read the poem you will add layers to your understanding of the poem)
Don’t worry if you are unsure what the poem is, as you will have an idea and you need to go with your instincts
Single Poem Essay
In a continuous section of your essay use the following prompt questions (in your mind) to help you think about what to cover –
Write an overview statement about what you think the poem is suggesting (remembering not to write it in the first person – think about it as a critical analysis task)
What is the meaning in the poem?
What quote supports this? What is the language/structure technique used to engage the reader?
What is the effect of the quote and the technique? (using a triplet in my analysis here is good)
What is the meaning of the quote I have selected? (remembering that I need to look at the implicit and explicit meaning)
Can I zoom in on the language/Look at one word in detail/identify the word class of the word I have selected/explore the connotations of the word?
Can I explain the effect on the reader or what the writer may have intended?
Have I linked to the question?
Can I move onto my next quote (an effective way to do this is a connective)
Repeat this analysis as many times as I can in the time limit (remembering that I don’t have to do every step for every quote)
Complete a conclusion – a brief summary of what you think the poem is about and a link to the question again
Make sure I have covered a couple of quotes from the top, middle and bottom of the poem<br>
slide3. In Daylight Robbery, how does the poet present children growing up? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide4. Silent as cut hair falling
and elevated by cushions
in the barber's rotating chair
this seven-year-old begins to see
a different boy in the mirror,
glances up, suspiciously,
like a painter checking for symmetry.
The scissors round a bend
behind a blushing ear. And when the crime's done,
when the sun lies in its ashes,
a new child rises
out of the blond, unswept curls,
the suddenly serious chair
that last year was a roundabout. All the way back to the car
a stranger picks himself out
in a glass-veiled identity parade.
Turning a corner
his hand slips from mine
like a final, forgotten strand
snipped from its lock.<br>
slide5. In ‘I have longed to move away’, how does the poet present getting older? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide6. I have longed to move away
From the hissing of the spent lie
And the old terrors’ continual cry
Growing more terrible as the day
Goes over the hill into the deep sea;
I have longed to move away
From the repetition of salutes,
For there are ghosts in the air
And ghostly echoes on paper,
And the thunder of calls and notes. I have longed to move away but am afraid;
Some life, yet unspent, might explode
Out of the old lie burning on the ground,
And, crackling into the air, leave me half-blind.
Neither by night’s ancient fear,
The parting of hat from hair,
Pursed lips at the receiver,
Shall I fall to death’s feather.
By those I would not care to die,
Half convention and half lie.<br>
slide7. In ‘My Mother’s Hair’, how does the poet present childhood memories? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide8. My mother's thin salwar* gives her away.
Her plait snakes across her back, and turns
to whispers at the ends.
Can we touch it? They ask in the icy playground.
She shyly places the dark coil in their hands.
*Indian dress After bathing, it is transformed, rope
released from its binding fibres and falls
into a heavy curtain onto her shoulders.
Steaming by the old radiator, she sits,
with her pan of dried pulses,
discarding tiny masquerading stones,
she leaves a trail of whispers on the floor.<br>
slide9. In ‘Displaced person looks a a cage bird’, how does the poet present dissatisfaction? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide10. Every single day, going to where I stay
(how long?), I pass the canary
In the window. Big bird, all pranked out,
Looming and booming in the window’s blank.
Closing a pawky eye, tapping its hairy chest,
flexing a brawny wing.
Every single day, coming from where I stay
(How long?) I pass this beastly thing. How I wish it were dead!
-Florid, complacent, rent-free and over-fed,
Feather-bedded, pensioned, free from wear and tear.
Earth has not anything to show less fair.
I do wish it were dead!
Then I’d write a better poetry,
On that poor wee bird, its feet in the air
An innocent victim of something. Just like me.<br>
slide11. In ‘Human Interest’, how does the poet present emotions? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide12. Fifteen years minimum, banged up inside
for what took thirty seconds to complete.
She turned away. I stabbed. I felt this heat
burn through my skull until reason had died.
I’d slogged my guts out for her, but she lied
when I knew different. She used to meet
some prick after work. She stank of deceit. I loved her. When I accused her, she cried
and denied it. Straight up, she tore me apart.
On the Monday, I found the other bloke
had bought her a chain with a silver heart.
When I think about her now, I near choke
with grief. My baby. She wasn’t a tart
or nothing. I wouldn’t harm a fly, no joke.<br>
slide13. In ‘On My First Son’, how does the poet present his grief? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide14. Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy;
My sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy.
Seven years tho' wert lent to me, and I thee pay,
Exacted by thy fate, on the just day.
O, could I lose all father now! For why
Will man lament the state he should envy?
To have so soon 'scap'd world's and flesh's rage,
And if no other misery, yet age?
Rest in soft peace, and, ask'd, say, "Here doth lie
Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry."
For whose sake henceforth all his vows be such,
As what he loves may never like too much.<br>
slide15. In ‘Base details’, how does the poet present those in charge? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide16. If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath
I'd live with scarlet Majors at the Base,
And speed glum heroes up the line to death.
You'd see me with my puffy petulant face,
Guzzling and gulping in the best hotel,
Reading the Roll of Honour. "Poor young chap,"
I'd say — "I used to know his father well;
Yes, we've lost heavily in this last scrap."
And when the war is done and youth stone dead,
I'd toddle safely home and die — in bed.<br>
slide17. In ‘Take one home for the Kiddies’, how does the poet present children’s attitude to nature? What ‘story’ is the poem telling?
What three things do you notice/interest you about the poem?<br>
slide18. On shallow straw, in shadeless glass,
Huddled by empty bowls, they sleep:
No dark, no dam, no earth, no grass -
Mam, get us one of them to keep.
Living toys are something novel,
But it soon wears off somehow.
Fetch the shoebox, fetch the shovel -
Mam, we're playing funerals now.<br>