Poetry+Analysis

=Choosing and Writing and Analysis Essay on Short Written Texts.= When choosing and examination question, make sure it is one which can be answered for **BOTH TEXTS.** Write about the text which you feel most confident with, before dealing with the second text. Remember that your **conclusion** in a poetry analysis essay should be a **compare and contrast paragraph** where you discuss the similarities and differences between the texts in terms of the 'specified aspects' of the question you have chosen. e.g. With the question

' For EACH of the texts, analyse how **techniques** were used to strengthen or change **your opinion** of **a particular topic or issue,'** you will be comparing and contrasting the techniques used and how they were similar or different in the way that they strengthened or changed your opinion on a topic or issue.

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For discussion:
 * How is the structure similar?
 * How is the poet's purpose similar?
 * What similarities are there between the themes of the two poems?
 * What are some techniques used in the poem? Give examples and effects (TQE).