Poetic Forms and Linguistic Innovation · Renaissance to Modern
The Speaker and the Addressee
Investigating the relationship between the poetic voice and the intended or implied listener.
Key Questions
- 1How does the use of apostrophe transform an internal reflection into a dramatic performance?
- 2What is the difference between the poet's biographical voice and the persona created in the poem?
- 3How does the poem's address to a specific 'you' implicate the reader in its narrative?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
A-Level: English Literature - Voice and PersonaA-Level: English Literature - Lyric Poetry
Year: Year 12
Subject: English
Unit: Poetic Forms and Linguistic Innovation
Period: Renaissance to Modern
Suggested Methodologies
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