National 5 Example Critical Essay questions Poetry 1

1. Choose a poem which you find particularly thought-provoking. By referring to poetic techniques,

3. Choose a poem in which the poet creates a particular mood or atmosphere.

5. Choose a poem which describes a person’s experience. By referring to appropriate techniques,

7. Choose a poem that deals with the passing of time. Describe how the

9. Choose a poem which describes a character or person who creates an emotional

11. Choose a poem that tells a story. Explain briefly what happens in the

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National 5 Example Critical Essay questions Poetry

1. Choose a poem which you find particularly thought-provoking. By referring to poetic techniques, explain how the poet makes this poem so thoughtprovoking. 2. Choose a poem which deals with human experience. By referring to poetic techniques, show the poet makes this experience come alive and helps you appreciate the poem as a whole.

3. Choose a poem in which the poet creates a particular mood or atmosphere. By referring to appropriate techniques, show the poet creates this mood or atmosphere. 4. Choose a poem which could be considered as having a powerful message. By referring to appropriate techniques, show the poet effectively conveys this message.

5. Choose a poem which describes a person’s experience. By referring to appropriate techniques, explain how the description of the experience makes the poem more interesting to you. 6. Choose a poem which has one of its central concerns a personal, social or religious issue. By referring to appropriate techniques, show the poem increases your understanding of the issue.

7. Choose a poem that deals with the passing of time. Describe how the use of poetic techniques helps you appreciate the treatment of this theme. 8. Choose a poem that creates a strong emotional response. Explain how the author uses different poetic techniques to create this response in the reader.

9. Choose a poem which describes a character or person who creates an emotional response in the reader. Explain how the author uses different techniques to create this emotional response in the reader. 10. Choose a poem in which setting is an important feature. Explain briefly what this setting is and then go on to explain why the setting is important in terms of the poem’s central concerns.

11. Choose a poem that tells a story. Explain briefly what happens in the poem then how the poet’s telling of the story leads you to a deeper understanding of the poem’s central concerns. 12. Choose a poem that has an important message for the reader. Explain briefly what this message is then, by referring to appropriate techniques, show the poet explores this message.