Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Things to remember for poetry essays
- Back up every point
with a quote - evidence
is always needed.
- Pin down points with quotes!
- Apply any biographical information as a 'reading'
- Always link back to question
- Use specific words, don't just
waffle about ideas
- Keep expression precise
- Poetic aspects and structure, not just
meaning of lines etc.
- When using critics and other readers,
link back to specifics in the poem
- Pin down what quotes
show precisely
- Don't list in conclusion
or introduction.
- Avoid whole paragraphs on
Abse, focus on Larkin and
make connecting points.
- Core, comparison,
then back to core
- Remember PEELT - Point, Evidence,
Explanation, Link, Technical term