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UNSEEN REVISION

UNSEEN REVISION. There’s no set formula. You must engage with the text. Forget literary techniques until at least the half-way stage.

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UNSEEN REVISION

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  1. UNSEEN REVISION There’s no set formula. You must engage with the text. Forget literary techniques until at least the half-way stage.

  2. 1. A brief (up to two/three sentences) introduction to offer the key subject and themes. Identify any purpose you notice – e.g. the poet deliberately shows two different perspectives to pose a dilemma.

  3. 2. Identify the form of the text. Is there anything that corresponds with the themes/subject of the poem and/or can be directed to the guiding question? Does the structure alter as it goes on?

  4. 3. Begin to develop some commentary on the narration style/voice and relate it to the mood/tone. Is it first-person and entirely subjective, second-person with an implied listener/reader, third-person and neutral? Or a combination of these? Again, examiners like contrasts so anything that changes would be useful.

  5. 4. How about imagery? You might have already used quotes that reflect imagery but here you should refer to ambiguity and figurative language. Develop two or three ideas and perhaps divide into multiple paragraphs.

  6. 5. Other techniques such as alliteration, sibilance, enjambment, caesura, rhyme etc. could be embedded earlier or could form part of a final paragraph. They must be linked to the question and you must make explanations rather than simply feature-spotting.

  7. 5. A nice conclusion. This should summarise the poem’s success in dealing with the subject matter. You can be critical if you want but it must sound as if you know what you are talking about. If you use first-person in this paragraph it is acceptable.

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