Unseen Poetry Guide
, General tips:
Literature techniques in any unseen
poem:
1. Alliteration
2. Metaphor
3. Semantic field
4. Simile
5. Enjambment
MAJOR HACK: THE QUESTION GIVES
YOU THE ANSWER!!! By looking at the
keywords in the question, you can
easily understand what the poem is
about before reading it.
This section of AQA GCSE English
Literature Paper 2 is worth 32 marks
(one 24 marker and one 8 marker).
You want to aim for 3 PEEL (Point,
Evidence, Explain, Link) paragraphs
for the 24 marker. Just aim for three
paragraphs using a clear paragraph
structure that you have been taught!
Aim for at least one comparative
paragraph for the 8 marker.
, General tips:
Literature techniques in any unseen
poem:
1. Alliteration
2. Metaphor
3. Semantic field
4. Simile
5. Enjambment
MAJOR HACK: THE QUESTION GIVES
YOU THE ANSWER!!! By looking at the
keywords in the question, you can
easily understand what the poem is
about before reading it.
This section of AQA GCSE English
Literature Paper 2 is worth 32 marks
(one 24 marker and one 8 marker).
You want to aim for 3 PEEL (Point,
Evidence, Explain, Link) paragraphs
for the 24 marker. Just aim for three
paragraphs using a clear paragraph
structure that you have been taught!
Aim for at least one comparative
paragraph for the 8 marker.
