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POEMS FROM OTHER CULTURES AND TRADITIONS

 

LEARN THE STRUCTURE BELOW FOR WRITING A GOOD GCSE COMPARISON ESSAY

 

LANGUAGE

STRUCTURE
IDEAS & ATTITUDES
YOUR RESPONSE
(poetic techniques, choice of vocabulary)
(layout, beginning, endings, presentation)
(expressed by the author) (what do you particularly like about it? how did it make you feel?)
Similarities
Differences

Try to include in your answers all of the above four headings to give a focus to your writing and to gain the maximum marks!

You should be comparing and contrasting (using similarities and differences) throughout.

 

click here to go to an example question for Poems from other Cultures and Traditions

click here to go to a useful glossary of terms for writing about poetry

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