Bank of questions
Themes:
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Ø Relatives
(elderly)
Ø Representations
of the female body/femininity
Ø Masculinity
Ø 1st
person/personal perspective
Ø Society
and social expectations
Ø The
effect of the past on the present
Ø Youth
vs experience
Ø Observer
vs observed
Ø Poet’s
voice
Ø Spirituality
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Ø War
Ø Place
Ø Guilt
Ø Gender
role and dynamics
Ø Motherhood,
faith and culture
Ø National
Identity
Ø Multi-culturalism
and diversity
Ø Use
of humour
Ø Grief
and regret
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1. Compare the ways in which poets explore
the idea of growing up and growing old in ‘To
my Nine-Year-Old Self’ and one other poem of your choice, from the Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the
Forward Books of Poetry 2002-2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
·
The
poets’ development of themes
·
The
poets’ use of language and imagery
·
The
use of other poetic techniques
2. Compare the ways in which poets use
the speaker’s voice within their poems to explore the universal theme of gender
dynamics in ‘Map Woman’ and one other poem of your choice, from the Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the
Forward Books of Poetry 2002-2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
·
The
poets’ development of themes
·
The
poets’ use of language and imagery
·
The
use of other poetic techniques
3. Compare the ways in which poets
explore the representation of the female body in ‘Eat me’ and one other poem of your choice, from the Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the
Forward Books of Poetry 2002-2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
·
The
poets’ development of themes
·
The
poets’ use of language and imagery
·
The
use of other poetic techniques
4. Compare the ways in which poets use
humour within their poems to explore the universal theme of youth vs the wisdom
of the experienced in ‘The Furthest Distance I’ve Travelled’ and one other poem
of your choice, from the Poems of the
Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002-2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
·
The
poets’ development of themes
·
The
poets’ use of language and imagery
·
The
use of other poetic techniques
5. Compare the ways in which poets explore
the concept of expectations upheld in a contemporary multi-cultural society in ‘You, Shiva and My Mum’ and one other
poem of your choice, from the Poems of
the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002-2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
·
The
poets’ development of themes
·
The
poets’ use of language and imagery
·
The
use of other poetic techniques
6. Compare the ways in which poets use
the first person perspective within their poems to explore the universal theme
of wars throughout the ages in ‘History’ and one other poem of your choice,
from the Poems of the Decade: An
Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002-2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
·
The
poets’ development of themes
·
The
poets’ use of language and imagery
·
The
use of other poetic techniques
7. Compare the ways in which poets
explore the idea of motherhood in ‘The
Deliverer’ and one other poem of your choice, from the Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry
2002-2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
·
The
poets’ development of themes
·
The
poets’ use of language and imagery
·
The
use of other poetic techniques
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