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 9, 2013 | Analysis, GCSE, Poetry, Sensory Langauge, Ted Hughes, Wind
This is a lesson I did for a student on how to find examples of sensory language. I’ve already posted on how writers use this here and also how you can use it in your own writing, here. But we needed more detail using a specific example. The poem...
by melaniewp | Apr 2, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Pike, Poetry, Ted Hughes
Scroll down for the TOP grade essay on ‘Pike’, below the poem.PikePike, three inches long, perfectPike in all parts, green tigering the gold.Killers from the egg: the malevolent aged grin.They dance on the surface among the flies.Or move, stunned by their...
by melaniewp | Apr 2, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Old Age Gets Up, Poetry, Ted Hughes
How does the writer use language to get across the theme of the poem?Old Age Gets UpStirs its ashes and embers, its burnt sticks An eye powdered over, half melted and solid again Ponders Ideas that collapse At the first touch of attention The light at the window, so...
