Tips for the Poetry Section (Grade 11 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards

Grasp what poem directly states; identify main idea

Discover meanings not directly stated; read between lines

Main idea or central message the poet wants to convey

Tone=poet's attitude; Mood=reader's feeling/atmosphere

Story poem with rhythm and rhyme; often dramatic/romantic tales

Sad, reflective poem about death or loss; explores grief

Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

Direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'; one thing is another

Gives human qualities/actions/emotions to non-human things

Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect