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Quick questions on Critical essay on poetry: analysing poetic technique - SQA National 5 English
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What is build an argument about the whole poem?Show answer
Strong poetry essays do not just list techniques; they argue how the techniques together create the meaning, mood, theme or impression the question asks about. Plan your points so they build towards an overall answer, and use the conclusion to state what the poem achieves as a whole. Form and structure, including any turning point, often help shape this argument.
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Why does paraphrasing a poem score in a low band? [2 marks]
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Name four kinds of poetic technique you could analyse. [1 mark]
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Why must quotations in a poetry essay be accurate and brief? [2 marks]
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