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 say what structure means in a poem: arrangement, relationship of parts and sequence of information. (Guide: “What structure is”; Practice question 5)
- I can explain how closed forms use predictable patterns to develop relationships among ideas. (Guide: “What structure is”; Practice question 2)
- I can explain how open forms still have structure. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 4)
- I can explain that I need not label rhyme schemes, meters or forms. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice question 5)
Skills
- I can work through pattern, shift, relationship and effect. (Guide: “A method”; Practice question 6)
- I can identify parallel, build, shift, contrast, interruption and resolution. (Guide: the relationships table; Practice questions 1 and 2)
- I can find the turn in a poem and say what changes across it. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice questions 3 and 6)
- I can explain the effect of a stanza break. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice questions 4 and 6)
Reasoning
- I can explain how structures combine to emphasise an idea. (Guide: “What structure is”; Practice question 8)
- I can say how the first and last lines of a poem relate. (Practice question 7)
- I can tie a pattern and its break to the poem’s meaning, not just describe it. (Guide: Worked examples 1 and 2; Practice question 8)
- I can write a paragraph on structure with accurate quotations and commentary. (Practice question 8)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 5.2 study guide, Literal and Figurative Meaning, or revisit the revision notes.