Month: May 2015

Year 10 Coverwork

May 21, 2015 / / 0 Comments

 

Why is the poppy used to remember the English fallen soldiers?

The reason I think poppies are used is because of the color mainly, representing the blood shed people went through. There are plenty of them which shows that many people had sacrificed themselves for their patriotism and the urge come out victorious. The poppies are also used because they were the plants that surrounded the victims of war, which is a good use of tribute, which’ll make it easier to remember what they actually are signifying.

How does the poet present desperation in Out of the Blue?

May 19, 2015 / / 0 Comments

How does the poet present desperation in Out of the Blue?

– First and Second person 

Make sure – 

– give details of the title and poet
– a very brief summary of the events in the poem.
– you describe who the narrator is and who he/she is speaking to
– you mention the type of poem this is
– choose at least ONE technique to write about confidently and in detail
– to link your analysis with the question on desperation
Out of the Blue was a representation of the combination of desperation, panic and fear which was the main purpose of this poem. This was highly recognisable, judging by the use of first person in all stanzas. With the poem being in first person, it makes us feel more relatable to how the person describes the issue he is in, even though we actually have not experienced what is going on. Furthermore, it brings out the feeling of panic and it is way easier to recognise than second and third person, because we know what the protagonist is feeling and thinking about. The use of first person has been a very effective way to create a dilemma and the need for a quick decision, which was obviously the choice to fall and die, or let the sweltering heat burn the man

How have structural choices…..

May 11, 2015 / / 0 Comments

How have structural choices made by the poet enhance our understanding of the themes explored in the poem Hawk Roosting?

Ted Hughes has used a significant range of structural techniques to implement different  opinions towards the main character. This has worked very well considering many people had the same feeling about the arrogant representation of the hawk. The poem centres around a bird, who is portrayed as very conceited and arrogant.

During the short course of the first stanza, we notice that even though the poem is in first person, the main subject is about the bird, making the text already seem very self centred. This was our first glimpse of who the bird was and how he carried himself. Another technique that is present during this stanza is of the power and