Essay Help - Poetry

This essay will discuss two poems about relationships from the anthology.
In particular, it will demonstrate how the poets .. and
.use sound, structure, form and language in order
to convey (show) their ideas/attitudes about/towards different types of
relationships in and
Both and . discuss the relationship of
(..what are the relationships?) eg: parental love/
friendship/romantic love
How do they show the relationship?
Eg : In Duffys poem Valentine, she highlights her views of
romantic love, through the extended metaphor of the onion.
Duffy criticises commercialised love, that St. Valentines day has
encouraged, she wants a more realistic and honest love,
conveyed in the line
..
Similarly/ On the other hand ..what is the relationship type in
the other poem and how is it shown?
Poets use the structure of their poems to help communicate the message
or theme of their poems. For example/ To illustrate/ For instance
.. Structured his/her poem
as................................................................(why did the poet do this? What
does it suggest/ convey use language/quotations to back up answer.)
Eg: Valentine is written in free verse which compliments/ works
well with the subject matter because love is unpredictable and
has no structure which it must obey. Also, there is no regular
rhythm, perhaps to emphasise, the anti-commercial love message
it conveys. It could be to suggest an irregular view of love and
relationships. The declarations of what she is not going to give,
stand out, as does the line I am trying to be truthful because it
is the only line within its stanza. Duffy may have made these
lines stand out in this dramatic way as they sum up her overall
attitude towards love and relationships, which is the search for a
truly meaningful expression of love.
Then do the same for the other poems structure, begin with a conjunction
(compare or contrast words) eg: However..Whereas..Also..
and use language effectively to
show their views on relationships. (Discuss the title, opening
sentence and final sentence. Verbs/adverbs/nouns/
pronouns/adjectives etc. and their effect.)
Do the same for the other poems language; begin with a conjunction here
too.

Essay Help - Poetry

Moreover, imagery can highlight the attitude of a poem and
moulds/shapes/creates the tone. In .. for instance, imagery is
used to

..
(What type of imagery eg extended metaphor, how does the poet make it
effective? What is the effect on the reader?)
As well as the imagery of poems, the sounds poets create often supports
the meaning. (Comment on the alliteration, sibilance, repetition,
onomatopoeia etc. and its effect.)
Overall/ In conclusion, and convey their ideas
about love not only through their descriptions , but also through the
sound, structure, language and imagery used in their poems.
(How well do they do this? Which of the above is most effective in
demonstrating their view on love? How?)