writing the response to anthology.

Question 1

how do you start?

Answer 1

Write a two sentence introduction – one for each poem – saying overall what your argument will be in relation to the question and making it clear which ONE poem you’ve chosen to go with the one named in the question.

Question 2

how do you structure your response?

Answer 2

Comparative opening sentence.
PEELSRC about poem 1.
Comparative discourse marker.
PEELSRC about poem 2.
Comparative sentence at the end saying HOW and WHY the poems have made similar/ different points in similar/ different ways about the specific ideas in your paragraph.