Transcript In Mrs Tilscher’s Class

IN MRS TILSCHER’S CLASS
Carol Ann Duffy
Structure
DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN LOOK AT
STRUCTURE:
Regular rhyme scheme?
 Regular structure (verses/stanzas)
 Repetition
 Caesura
 Enjambment
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(ASK THE QUESTION: WHAT DOES
THE POEM LOOK LIKE ON THE PAGE?)
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Rhyme scheme?
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Number of lines in each stanza?
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Rhyme scheme?
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No
Number of lines in each stanza?
1 –8
2nd – 8
3rd – 7
4th - 7
 st
 Why
do you think there is no regular
rhyme scheme?
 Why
do you think Duffy breaks from the
eight lines per stanza pattern that starts
the poem?
LINE / SENTENCE LENGTH
Find examples of long sentences and short
sentences.
 In each case say why this particular sentence
type has been used.
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REPETITION
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Why do poets use repetition?
REPETITION
This is when a poet or writer repeats a word,
phrase, idea or theme to create a particular effect
 Usually it is used to emphasise a certain idea or
theme or to draw the reader’s attention to a
particular idea
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WHAT WORDS / PHRASES / IDEAS ARE
REPEATED IN THE POEM?
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Underline any examples of repetition in ‘In Mrs
Tilscher’s Class’
WHAT WORDS / PHRASES / IDEAS ARE
REPEATED IN THE POEM?
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Pick one example of repetition and use it to fill in
your ‘structure’ table.
CAESURA
A pause in a line of verse dictated by sense (meaning) or
natural speech rhythm
 A caesura is a strong pause within a line for emphasis /
variation
 E.g.: There is a caesura right after the question mark in
the first line of this sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett
Browning:
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
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Find an example of caesura in ‘In Mrs Tilscher’s
Class’
ENJAMBMENT
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What does this term mean?
ENJAMBMENT
From the French word meaning ‘to straddle’
 When a sentence runs onto the next line
 There is no punctuation mark at the end of the
line (e.g.: full stop, comma, question mark)
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ENJAMBMENT EXAMPLE
A thing of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and asleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet
breathing.
from Keats' ‘Endymion’
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Find an example of enjambment in ‘In Mrs
Tilscher’s Class’