Unseen Poetry — ITAPE Planner
Byron & Sexton · Forbidden love · Paper 1 Section B · 25 marks · 45 minutes
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First approach
What do we know before we read a single line?
Poem A — Byron
Gender of poet
Hint from title
Date
Context
Form of poem
Poem B — Sexton
Gender of poet
Hint from title
Date
Context
Form of poem
ITAPE comparison
I
Introduction
— how the poem begins · first impression of voice
Comparative statement
Poem A — Byron
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — Sexton
Quotation
Technique + effect
T
Tone
— imagery, mood, semantic field
Comparative statement
Poem A — Byron
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — Sexton
Quotation
Technique + effect
A
Aural
— sound choices, rhyme, sibilance, rhythm
Comparative statement
Poem A — Byron
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — Sexton
Quotation
Technique + effect
P
Pace
— rhythm, stanza form, enjambement, pauses
Comparative statement
Poem A — Byron
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — Sexton
Quotation
Technique + effect
E
Ending
— closure, final image, resolution or irresolution
Comparative statement
Poem A — Byron
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — Sexton
Quotation
Technique + effect
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