Monday, 19 September 2016

Bank of Exam Questions


Bank of questions
Themes:

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
 
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
 

 

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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