TASK
Write one or two analytical paragraphs. Draw on one idea in the extract from Pyramus and Thisbie to analyse in detail.
DEADLINE
Monday 29 September
Paragraph stucture
Make one simple statement based on the extract you were studying in detail in class
You could expand on this simple statement - explaining it in more detail
Introduce a quotation you are going to use as evidence to prove the statement you have just made
Write down the quotation. The quotation should be a word, phrase or one line only
Finally make a comment or comments on the quotation by identifying language / literary feature[s] and state what kind of effect this feature or features have on us as readers.
Please hand write your answers.
I'm expecting about half a page of writing on A4 paper
I expect your paragraph to be no shorter that 80 words and no more than 250 words long.
Be concise in your writing.
Here is an example paragraph:
As you read the paragraph below try and identify the different structural sections of the paragraph listed above.
Thisbie is presented as an attractive girl. She is probably young and just becoming a woman. This is clearly stated to us at the beginning of the poem where Thisbie is described as
'.....A girl who has suddenly bloomed
In Babylon,'
The verb 'bloomed' is used metaphorically here. It makes a comparison between a woman and a flower which is a traditional way of describing women in literature. And this helps the reader understand how to read and how we should view Thisbie. The alliterative ' bloomed' and 'Babylon' is a way of creating emphasis on Thisbie's development as a woman.
103 words including quotations
