Section outline

  • CONTINUING FROM LAST WEEK...

    In class, you have practised analysing a poem ('The Old Place' by Hone Tuwhare). Now you can apply your skills to analyse a poem independently!

    First, read through the poems in the document below. Choose ONE of these poems and copy it into a new document.

    Using highlighter and the comments feature, annotate the poem. You should aim to identify, highlight and label language features in the poem.  Then, write a sentence to explain what effect each language feature means.

    If you are feeling confident, you can discuss the impact or effect of this language feature. For this, consider what idea/ mood you think that the poet is trying to create.

    Remember that there are different interpretations, depending on the perspective of the reader. You cannot be wrong when discussing effects of the poem!