ENGLISH LIT UNSEEN POETRY

Question 1

Acronym for the 5 languages devices that always come up?

Answer 1

(MESS)
M - metaphor
A - alliteration
E - enjambment
S - similie
S - semantic field

Question 2

Acronym for the 3 structural devices that always come up?

Answer 2

(VEC)
V - Volta
E - Enjambment (shows a train of thought/memory / conversational tone)
C - Caesura (punctuation through the quote and not the end - shows emotion)

Question 3

Acronym for the 5 form devices that always come up?

Answer 3

(NEDS-F)
N - Narrative point (story)
E - Epic (about an event)
D - Dramatic monologue (1 speaker)
S - Sonnet (14 lines about love)
F - Free verse (no structure/irregular length stanzas)

Question 4

How to structure the answer every time?

Answer 4

Intro (VIEW)
- Voice of poem
- Ideas presented
- Emotions conveyed
- What impact on reader

1st pg - Language/Themes
2nd pg - Form
3rd pg - Structure

each pg:
P - point
R - reference (quote)
E - effect on reader
T - technique used
Z- zoom into a word
E- effect of the word
L - link back to q. (therefore,..)