Approaching Poetry (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards

How well essay is linked together via connected paragraphs

Essay makes sense as complete piece with intro & conclusion

Sentence/phrase runs over from one line to the next

Core subject or emotional focus of the poem

What about? What effect? How achieved?

Examining how effects achieved & contribute to theme

Identifying techniques without explaining their effect

Era when poet writing, social/political/cultural circumstances

Key facts about poet's life that illuminate themes

Issues poet explored, forms preferred, characteristic rhythm use