Unseen poetry Lesson 2 Date Title Unseen poetry

Unseen poetry Lesson 2

Date: Title: Unseen poetry Tucked- VERB tucked (past tense) · tucked (past participle) push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide or secure them. "he tucked his shirt into his trousers" Cabin - NOUN a private room or compartment on a ship. "she lay in her cabin on a steamer" a small wooden shelter or house in a wild or remote area. "the cabin lay three miles into the reserve" Dense - ADJECTIVE closely compacted in substance. "as the storm cleared, a dense fog came down" of high density having the constituent parts crowded closely together. "she made her way through the dense undergrowth“ Burst - VERB break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure. "one of the balloons burst" · [more] issue suddenly and uncontrollably. "the words burst from him in an angry rush" 1. For each of the words defined on the left, write a sentence which makes use of it. Stretch: For each of the words listed, explain how their use could be effective in a description.

‘It will blind you with tears like a lover. Copy the quotation and annotate it for word class and literary techniques. What impression is given of love from this quotation?

How to Analyse with SMILE Effect How does the reader feel towards the speaker, characters and overall about themes highlighted? This is where your personal reaction comes in! Language What associations do we make with the vocabulary? Can you link any words? Structure How many stanzas? How does the mood or tone of each one differ from the last? Repetition? Rhythm or rhyme? Punctuation? Caesura? Enjambment? How are the first or last line significant? Structure Meaning Imagery Language Effect Imagery Meaning What does the poet want to highlight to us? How would you describe the speaker’s tone? Is ‘I’, ‘we’ or ‘us’ used to involve the reader? Are they directly addressed using ‘you’?

Valentine Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. It promises light like the careful undressing of love. Here. It will blind you with tears like a lover. It will make your reflection a wobbling photo of grief. I am trying to be truthful. Not a cute card or a kissogram. I give you an onion. Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips, possessive and faithful as we are, for as long as we are. Take it. Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring, if you like. Lethal. Its scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your knife. Read the poem. What do you notice? Make sure to: Write down five things you notice about the poem Use subject terminology

In Valentine, how does the poet present ideas about love? A 01 • Love is made to sound… • Love is presented as being… • A quotation to support this is… • We can see this clearly through the way…… is described… • This quotation helps to show the reader… A 02 • • Here, the writer makes use of… This is effective because… The adjective/verb/noun…. . is interesting as it shows… The overall effect created is that love is made to seem…