Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can define structure as the arrangement of lines, stanzas, sentences and ideas. (Guide: “Structure is arrangement with a purpose”)
- I can explain how line and stanza breaks develop and relate ideas. (Guide: “Structure is arrangement with a purpose”; Practice question 4)
- I can explain how the position of an idea shapes the reader’s expectation. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 3)
- I can explain the difference between structure and form. (Guide: “Form as a frame”)
Skills
- I can tell end-stopped lines from enjambed lines and say what each does in context. (Guide: “What to look at”; Practice questions 1, 2 and 5)
- I can identify what changes across a stanza break. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice questions 4 and 6)
- I can describe how a sonnet’s quatrains and couplet are arranged. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 7)
- I can link a structural feature to a quoted line. (Practice questions 8 and 9)
Reasoning
- I can explain how a poem’s structure imitates its subject. (Guide: Worked example 2)
- I can replace “the poem has three stanzas” with a sentence about what the arrangement does. (Guide: “Strong and weak statements about structure”)
- I can say where a poem departs from a form and what that suggests. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 2.3 study guide, Contrasts within a poem, or return to the revision notes.