Literature Essay

Poetic techniques Write definitions and find examples of the following techniques: WEEK ONE 1. Alliteration 2. Adjective 3. Assonance 4. Stanza 5. Personification 6. Metaphor 7. Simile 8. Enjambment 9. Narrative 10. Rhyme 11. Enjambment 12. Onomatopoeia 13. Theme 14. Symbol 15. Contrast

WEEK TWO Spend 30 minutes writing about this poem: SECTION C Spend about 30 minutes on this section. Think carefully about the poem before you write your answer. 17. Write about the poem and its effect on you. You may wish to include some or all of these points: • the poem’s content – what it is about; • the ideas the poet may have wanted us to think about; • the mood or atmosphere of the poem; • how it is written – words or phrases you find interesting, the way the poem is structured or organised, and so on; • your response to the poem. [10] Quieter than Snow I went to school a day too soon And couldn’t understand Why silence hung in the yard like sheets Nothing to flap or spin, no creaks Or shocks of voices, only air. And the car park empty of teachers’ cars Only the first September leaves Dropping like paper. No racks of bikes, No kicking legs, no fights, No voices, laughter, anything. Yet the door was open. My feet Sucked down the corridor. My reflection Walked with me past the hall. My classroom smelt of nothing. And the silence Rolled like thunder in my ears. At every desk a still child stared at me Teachers walked through walls and back again Cupboard doors swung open, and out crept More silent children, and still more. They tiptoed round me Touched me with ice-cold hands And opened up their mouths with laughter That was Quieter than snow. BERLIE DOHERTY

WEEK THREE Spend 20 minutes on the question below:
What do you think of Candy? Think about: • his role on the ranch; • the death of his dog; • his relationship with George and Lennie; • the way he speaks and behaves.