L. Daly HL 2017/2018 Exams
2009
“John Keats presents abstract ideas in a style that is clear and direct.”
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this assessment of his poetry?
Support your points with reference to the poetry on your course.
Mark ex 50 by reference to the criteria for assessment using the following breakdown of marks.
P 15 C 15 L 15 M 5 = 50 marks
A+
B
C
D
E
- 100% 50 – 43
35
28
20
19
– 0 30% 15 – 13
11
9
6
5
4
3
2
1–0
– 0 10%
5
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L. Daly HL 2017/2018 Exams
Key Words and Phrases:
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Poem(s) _____________________
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Choose some Sample Sentence Starts:
 In ‘______X__’ the poet uses
 For example
 The word ‘_____Y__’ makes us think of….
 In my opinion…
 Both poems…
 Like ‘______X______’ ‘_______Y___’ includes…
 One example of this is when…
 Another example is when…
 This shows that …
 While ‘X’ uses… Y, ‘B’ uses…
 I think that…
 In conclusion…
 Although…
 The word ‘_____’ suggests…
 Furthermore the poet wants the reader to…
 The poet makes it clear that…
 The poet made me think of… and what it is like to …
 I can relate to this poem because....
 This poem remains relevant because....
 I enjoyed this poem because...
 What I liked/disliked about this poem was...
 This is my favourite poem because...
 This poem opened up my eyes to...
 This poem helped me to understand...
 This poem had a profound impact on me because...
 This poem offers me interesting insights into...
 This poem set me thinking about/made me aware of...
 I particularly like the image of...
 The image of... effectively conveys the idea of...
 I particularly like the image of...
 The image of...effectively conveys the idea of...
 The image of...is particularly striking.
 The vivid imagery fires my imagination...
 I like the way the poet compares...
 The poet employs a powerful metaphor to...
 This unusual simileis effective because...
 The poet's use of sound is particularly effective because...
 The use of everyday, conversational language made the poem very
accessible...
 I love the poet's wonderful use of detail...
C. Muire Cobh
L. Daly HL 2017/2018 Exams
4 Themes Addressed by the Poet
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Quote(s)
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4 Techniques Used by the Poet
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Point One: Explore the Themes of the Poems
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Try to group the ideas in the poem is there a story that the poem tells?
What do you think the poem is about?
***Remember: refer to the question and use a concluding word/phrase in each paragraph
Point Two: Imagery used to express themes
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Open with a linking word or phrase
What are the pictures in the poem?
Are metaphors/similes used to explain ideas?
Are the five senses used to evoke certain reactions in the reader?
Point Three: Form and Structure
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Open with a linking word or phrase
How are the poems organised? e.g. lines, verses, layout and shape.
Why has the poet decided to structure the ideas in this way? e.g. the sequence of ideas,
length of lines, patterns etc.
Point Four: Rhyme and Rhythm
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How does the poem rhyme? E.g. abab or aabb etc.
What is the rhythm of the poem when read aloud?
Why has the poet chosen this rhyme and rhythm to express these ideas?
Point Five: Language Patterns
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Think about the sound of the poem and choice of words.
The poet uses specific words because they have a certain association in the reader's mind.
Look out for alliteration, onomatopoeia, assonance, personification, symbolism. How has the
poet grouped words to achieve a desired effect?
Conclusion: Poet's message
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What is the poet trying to communicate to the reader?
How effective are the devices/language that he uses?
What is your response to the poetry?
C. Muire Cobh
L. Daly HL 2017/2018 Exams
Point
Quote (at least two)
Explain
Evidence
Poem 1 Name:
Theme addressed:
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Keyword:________
Technique used:
Link phrase – are all the poems the same? Or do some differ?
Poem 2 Name:
Theme addressed:
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Keyword:________
Technique used:
Link phrase Poem 3 Name:
Theme addressed:
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Keyword:________
Technique used:
Poem 4 Name:
Theme addressed:
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Keyword:________
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Technique used:
Evaluate – did this
appeal to you?
Why/why not?