Unseen Poetry Hook In your poetry exam you

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Unseen Poetry Hook In your poetry exam you will have to respond to a

Unseen Poetry Hook In your poetry exam you will have to respond to a poem you have never seen before. This poetry response will be out of 18 marks and therefore you only have roughly 25 minutes to complete it. 5 minutes - to read the question, the poem and make notes. 20 minutes - to respond to the question.

Learning Objective: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem Learning outcomes: To identify

Learning Objective: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem Learning outcomes: To identify the meaning of ‘Sonnet 116’. Band 3 To explain MITSL in the poem. Band 4 To assess which strong feeling is presented in the poem. Band 5/6

How is love presented in the poem? Let me not to the marriage of

How is love presented in the poem? Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments; love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand'ring bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved. Input/activity one MITSL M- Meaning I - Imagery T - Tone S – Structure L - Language 5 minutes LO: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem

What could you find? Feedback to Class Let me not to the marriage of

What could you find? Feedback to Class Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments; love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand'ring bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved. LO: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem Review One MITSL M- Meaning I - Imagery T - Tone S – Structure L - Language

I now want you to go through the poem in pairs and identify the

I now want you to go through the poem in pairs and identify the elements of MITSL in the poem. You need to address each element to be producing at least C grade answer. Input/activity two Think about: MITSL M - Meaning- What is the poem saying? I - Imagery- What images are in your mind? T - Tone- E. g. depressing, cheerful, elation etc S - Structure- What type of poem is it? L - Language- Similes/alliteration/metaphor/pathetic fallacy/sibilance/repetition/adverbs/rhetorical questions/Imperatives etc… LO: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem

What did you come up with? Let me not to the marriage of true

What did you come up with? Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments; love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand'ring bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved. LO: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem Review 2

Language analysis • • • Input 3 Sonnet 116 uses repeated pairs of words:

Language analysis • • • Input 3 Sonnet 116 uses repeated pairs of words: "love is not love", "alters when it alteration finds" and "remover to remove" are examples from the first three lines. This mirroring of words is suggestive of a loving couple. As well as pairs of words, there are some opposites and negatives used to stress the qualities of love by saying what it is not: true love can observe storms ("tempests") and not be affected; "Love's not Time's fool". Shakespeare uses metaphors based on natural elements: love "looks on tempests and is never shaken" and "is the star to every wand'ring bark". So love is presented as an essential part of our physical world; it's a fixed point of light in the sky - a "star" - guiding a boat ("wand'ring bark") lost at sea. The opening lines of the poem echo the conventional Christian marriage service and they stress the idea that love ("the marriage of true minds") should be without "impediments" or barriers and obstacles. These lines can also be interpreted as meaning that love, if it is true, should be without fault. There are lots of references to the idea of love enduring in Sonnet 116. As well as being"unshaken" by storms, "Love alters not" - it is a constant, an "ever-fixed mark", just as a"star" is reliably found in the night sky. As well as not changing appearance or position, love "bears it out even to the edge of doom". Shakespeare is using language associated with extremes to show the power of love, confirming love as a positive force that triumphs over the prospect of "doom". LO: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem

Attitudes and Ideas Analysis Input 3 • Sonnet 116 acknowledges that love is a

Attitudes and Ideas Analysis Input 3 • Sonnet 116 acknowledges that love is a mysterious force "Whose worth's unknown", implying love is priceless and beyond the ability of man to evaluate even though "his height be taken". • The poem also proposes that love is a constant. The metaphor of "the star" is important in this respect because love, like the stars in the night sky, can be observed across the globe throughout time. Love is not restricted by time or place, but exists above all considerations. • The traditional idea of love and time being enemies is explored briefly in Sonnet 116. Shakespeare is clear about the positive virtues of love: even when the "rosy lips and cheeks of youth" fall victim to Time's "sickle"(an agricultural tool used for harvesting grain) love will remain. • The poem ends with a defensive challenge: if the poet has made an error, and love is not enduring, then he has never written and no man has ever loved. LO: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem

How is love presented in the poem? Your turn! Input/Activity 3 Introduction- Direct reference

How is love presented in the poem? Your turn! Input/Activity 3 Introduction- Direct reference to the question- How is love presented in the poem by Shakespeare? Is this a typical theme of his? P 1 - Meaning- Point Evidence Explanation Language structure context. (sonnet- associated with love). P 2 - Imagery- PEELSC for images you want to discuss. P 3 - Tone- PEELSC How do the images allow a tone to be created? What tone? Evidence of this tone? P 4 - Structure- Regular/irregular? How does this allow love to be presented? Does the structure reinforce theme? PEELSC. Form of the poem is a sonnet. P 5 - Language- Pick up on any other language features/quotes you have not yet used. PEELSC. Conclusion- A sum up, how effective is the poem in portraying the love? Give final evidence to finish. LO: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem

Model PEELSC Review 3 • The theme of love is clearly evident in Shakespeare’s

Model PEELSC Review 3 • The theme of love is clearly evident in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116. This is shown through the use of the quote ‘it is an ever fixed mark’. By referring to love as ‘fixed’ it is clear that Shakespeare elevates love in this poem as something constant and stable that ground all successful relationships. The assertive tone in this quotation highlights Shakespeare’s belief and confidence in love. Structurally, by writing the poem in the form of a sonnet, which is traditionally associated with love, reinforces this steady theme. Contextually, Shakespeare was well known for writing in the sonnet form , seen in a range of his literary works including Romeo and Juliet. This is a C Grade response LO: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem

Peer Assessment Read through your work: Do you have a quote for each point?

Peer Assessment Read through your work: Do you have a quote for each point? Have you referred to the question at the end of each paragraph? Have you explained the effect of each quote? LO: Understand how to respond to an unseen poem Review 3