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POETIC TECHNIQUES // SIMILES AND METAPHORS

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We’re just about to get stuck in to our Scottish Texts. This year, we’ll be studying Duffy poetry.

I thought it was important that we revise some techniques before we study the poems that we will ultimately write up answers for during the exam.

Today our focus was on similes and metaphors.

REMEMBER: Three big questions

  • What is being compared? (the real thing)
  • What is it being compared to? (the imagined thing)
  • What effect does that have? (what impact is the writer trying to achieve?

 

FOLIO // UNDERSTANDING STANDARDS // SQA

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Today we’re looking at martial provided by the SQA that will give you an idea of what they want to see and how it will be marked.

The resources are available to the public and can be found here: http://www.understandingstandards.org.uk/Subjects/English

Although we are looking at folio just now, there’s plenty here for other aspects of the course that show examples of good answers for other areas.