Be able to:
- match titles to authors
- put literary movements and major works in chronological order
- identify parts of a poem (couplets, octaves, sestets, quatrains, couplets, caesuras, end-stops, enjambed lines, etc.)
- perform basic scansion
- read and annotate a poem
- write briefly about the poem you read
HERE is a practice poem. Read and annotate it. Can you place the literary movement? What kind of sonnet is it? Could you create a thematic inquiry statement about it?
For the exam you will be expected to write 2-3 paragraphs about the poem you read, considering literary devices, patterns and theme.
