OBJ: To recap which AOs you should address for each part of the unseen poetry questions and how to respond to unseen poetry in the AS exam.
AS Paper is two hours and 15 minutes long;
Unseen Poetry = 20 marks
Home poetry = 50 marks
Part A: 5 marks – JUST AO1 is marked (come up with 5 'answers' and embed quotes – keep it short and sweet)
Part B: 5 marks – JUST AO2 is marked (in this answer, focus on language, structure, form analysis of quotes and ideas in the poem. You can literally pick and explore quotes for this one.)
The use of sibilance in 'Shepard's swains shall dance and sing' enhances the euphonious mood of the poem. The use of repetition shows a sense of urgency which creates resolution at the end: 'Then live with me and be my love.' the use of euphony ('melodic tone to intensify the dynamic symbolism between nature and his lover. The use of rhyming couplets give the poem a steady rhythm, perhaps to symbolise the stability of their relationship. Assonance is also used to emphasize the pastoral theme of the poem and the many elements of nature mentioned throughout ('Valleys, groves, hills, woods...')
1. with close reference to 1 or 2 examples, explore the imagery which has been used in the poem.
'And I will make thee beds of roses / And a thousand fragrant posies'
by this point in the poem, Marlowe has used many clichéd images of the idea of love. The hyperbole of 'a thousand fragrant posies' may symbolise the strength of his love for her and nature. Perhaps Marlowe uses the image of these flowers to symbolise his conquering of the finite aspects of love. Where one flower blooms, wither and dies, his 'thousand' flowers seem eternal.
AS Paper is two hours and 15 minutes long;
Unseen Poetry = 20 marks
Home poetry = 50 marks
Part A: 5 marks – JUST AO1 is marked (come up with 5 'answers' and embed quotes – keep it short and sweet)
Part B: 5 marks – JUST AO2 is marked (in this answer, focus on language, structure, form analysis of quotes and ideas in the poem. You can literally pick and explore quotes for this one.)
The use of sibilance in 'Shepard's swains shall dance and sing' enhances the euphonious mood of the poem. The use of repetition shows a sense of urgency which creates resolution at the end: 'Then live with me and be my love.' the use of euphony ('melodic tone to intensify the dynamic symbolism between nature and his lover. The use of rhyming couplets give the poem a steady rhythm, perhaps to symbolise the stability of their relationship. Assonance is also used to emphasize the pastoral theme of the poem and the many elements of nature mentioned throughout ('Valleys, groves, hills, woods...')
1. with close reference to 1 or 2 examples, explore the imagery which has been used in the poem.
'And I will make thee beds of roses / And a thousand fragrant posies'
by this point in the poem, Marlowe has used many clichéd images of the idea of love. The hyperbole of 'a thousand fragrant posies' may symbolise the strength of his love for her and nature. Perhaps Marlowe uses the image of these flowers to symbolise his conquering of the finite aspects of love. Where one flower blooms, wither and dies, his 'thousand' flowers seem eternal.
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