ITAPE Planner — Poetry comparison
War Photographer (Duffy) · Choose your second poem below · 30 marks · ~42 minutes
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Choose your second poem
Poem A is fixed — choose Poem B from the cluster
Poem A — fixed
War Photographer
Poem B — your choice
Social context
Before you analyse — what context shapes each poem?
Poem A — War Photographer (Duffy)
When & why was it written?
Who holds power in the poem?
Who suffers and how?
Poet's viewpoint / attitude
Poem B — your choice
When & why was it written?
Who holds power in the poem?
Who suffers and how?
Poet's viewpoint / attitude
ITAPE comparison
IIntroduction
— opening voice, first impression, tone established
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Comparative statement (use: whereas / similarly / both / unlike)
Poem A — War Photographer
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — your choice
Quotation
Technique + effect
TTone
— imagery, mood, semantic fields, word choices
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Comparative statement
Poem A — War Photographer
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — your choice
Quotation
Technique + effect
AAural
— sound, rhyme scheme, rhythm, alliteration, sibilance
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Comparative statement
Poem A — War Photographer
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — your choice
Quotation
Technique + effect
PPace
— stanza form, enjambment, caesura, line length
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Comparative statement
Poem A — War Photographer
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — your choice
Quotation
Technique + effect
EEnding
— final image, resolution or irresolution, volta
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Comparative statement
Poem A — War Photographer
Quotation
Technique + effect
Poem B — your choice
Quotation
Technique + effect
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