AǪA English Literature GCSE – Poetry Anthology
PREVIEW
Part 1: Answer Structure
Introduction
Compare poems in terms of ideas, rather than language methods
Using the question: How do poets present painful relationships in
Neutral Tones and one other poem
3 points:
1. Bring the two poems together
o 'When considering how poets present [painful relationships]
in [Neutral Tones], one also thinks of [Winter Swans].
2. Identify a thematic similarity
o 'Both poems explore [the painful heartache that
comes from a relationship that is in trouble]'
3. Identify a thematic difference
o 'Yet, whilst [Neutral Tones concludes with much the same
bleakness as it started],[ Sheers suggests there can be hope and
reconciliation]'.
PREVIEW
Part 1: Answer Structure
Introduction
Compare poems in terms of ideas, rather than language methods
Using the question: How do poets present painful relationships in
Neutral Tones and one other poem
3 points:
1. Bring the two poems together
o 'When considering how poets present [painful relationships]
in [Neutral Tones], one also thinks of [Winter Swans].
2. Identify a thematic similarity
o 'Both poems explore [the painful heartache that
comes from a relationship that is in trouble]'
3. Identify a thematic difference
o 'Yet, whilst [Neutral Tones concludes with much the same
bleakness as it started],[ Sheers suggests there can be hope and
reconciliation]'.
