Reaching for an A grade in poetry
| Poem One | Poem Two | |
| Purpose (e.g. to express, amuse, provoke, challenge, sympathise etc) | ||
| One effective device used to convey an idea or to interest the reader (e.g. metaphor, irony, simile, rhyme, rhythm..) | ||
| The intended or achieved effect of that device on the reader | ||
| Any ambiguous word or phrase or anything creating a sense of ambivalence in the reader (seeing 2 points of view) | ||
| Any implied meaning | ||
| Anything predictable
or surprising about the gender of the writer |
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| Anything important about the time when the poems were written | ||
| Attitudes/ideas behind the poems (the way they reflect life and society) | ||
| Your preference & the reason for it | ||
| The relevance of the poems to you – or to other readers today |
Three alternative interpretations/responses according to different types of reader – older, different gender, different culture.