LITERATURE POST 1900
BIRTHDAY LETTERS - EPIPHANY - HOMEWORK
TASK
From our class discussions choose three different things to write on the poem Epiphany. Then write three analytical paragraphs on the poem.
Use the paragraph guide below to help you structure your thoughts and observations about the poem. Work can be word processed and for the class I share with Jamie will be handed in on Friday 4 October in class. For the class I share with Stephen this will be handed in on Thursday 3 October in class.
Each paragraph should be between 70 and 100 words long.
Click here for an examples of an analytical paragraph using a poem by Hughes.
FEATURE
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COMMENT
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1 Make a point
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Write one simple and straightforward point.
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2 Expand on point / Introduce quote
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Introduce the quotation you are just about to use. One way to do this is by referring to the immediate context of the quote. And expand on the main point of the paragraph in more detail.
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3 Evidence
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Quote no more than a word or phrase. Be very selective. Choose quotations that you can write a lot about.
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4 General point
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Show how the quotation addresses the point made at the opening of the paragraph
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5 Language point
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Identify and comment on language features in the quotation. For example formal / informal register, like speech, story telling etc.
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6 Literary point
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Identify and comment on literary features in the quotation such as phonetic like onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance or imagery techniques like simile, metaphor or personification.
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8 Effect on reader
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Comment on the effect the quotation has on you / us as readers of the novel.
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