by melaniewp | Apr 18, 2014 | Analysis, AQA, Dylan Thomas, Essay, GCSE, Moon on the Tides, Poetry, The Hunchback in the Park
This poem is tricky! Basically, it’s about a hunchback homeless guy who lives in the park. This character is contrasted with a gang of naughty (truant) boys. Thomas shifts between reality and metaphor so it’s hard to get a grip on what’s real and...
by melaniewp | Jun 20, 2013 | AQA Poetry Anthology, GCSE, Model Essays, Moon on the Tides, Ted Hughes, Wind
ATeacherWrites.comVideo AnalysisHow does Hughes create a strong mood as he describes the storm?The poem ‘Wind’ by Ted Hughes is an extended metaphor for a ferocious argument he has with his wife. Pathetic fallacy in the weather creates a tense, disturbing...
by melaniewp | Jun 20, 2013 | AQA Poetry Anthology, GCSE, Model Essays, Moon on the Tides, Nettles, Poetry, Vernon Scannell
How does Scannell portray relationships in his poem and his war experiences in ‘Nettles’? (30 Marks)The poem ‘Nettles’ was written by the acclaimed war-poet Vernon Scannell who has written this poem to portray the typical father-son relationship. Personally, it seems...
by melaniewp | Jun 8, 2013 | AQA, Flag John Agard, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Moon on the Tides, Poetry
Flag is tightly regular in its line length, rhyme scheme and in the refrain ‘it’s just a piece of cloth’, which repeats in all but the final stanza. It feels very controlled. This control allows the poet to explore the meaning of the same ‘piece of cloth’, or flag,...
by melaniewp | Jun 7, 2013 | AQA, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Moon on the Tides, Out of the Blue, Poetry, Simon Armitage
Basic SummaryThis poem is spoken by a trader inside the World Trade Centre (twin towers) on 9/11 moments before the buildings collapse. He seems to be asking us for help, asking whether we can see him. The poem is written as if it’s happening now. The man...
by melaniewp | Jun 4, 2013 | AQA, Carol Ann Duffy, GCSE, Medusa, Model Essays, Moon on the Tides, OCR, Poetry
In ‘Medusa’, Carol Ann Duffy creates a personification of jealousy that flickers from mythical re-imagining, through metaphor to a vividly specific instance of ‘Love gone bad.’ The language of the first person narrator is violent, mixing...
