A2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
ELLA 4 HOMEWORK
TASK
Write three paragraphs on the poem Personal Helicon.
· One paragraph on how nature is presented
· One paragraph on isolation
· And one paragraph on childhood
Due on 16 November
Quotations to use for the presentation of nature with language features
“Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime,”
Sensual language – touch
Verbs – pry / finger = invasive / discovery and exploration - movement and action – work
Onomatopoeia – slime
Vivid description
“When you dragged out long roots from the soft mulch”
Premodifiers – long soft - add detail
Contrasts – dragged and soft sensuous language
Onomatopoeia – mulch
Direct address to the reader – you – second person personal pronoun
Effect – engage the reader, vivid close descriptions, sense of movement and action
Paragraphs should use
Topic sentence
Expand on sentence
Introduce quotation
Quote
2 / 3 comments on quotation
Effect on readers
