Area of study 1: Reading and responding
Gwen harwood's poetry
Poem analysis Questions
Subject
- What is the poem about?
- What event, situation, or experience is described?
Purpose
- What key themes and ideas does it explore?
- What is the poet’s message?
Emotion
- What is the predominant emotion or mood of the poem?
- Does the mood change? Identify poetic techniques employed
Craftsmanship
- What poetic techniques are employed? Consider imagery and sound
devices?
- How is the poem structured?
Summary
- What links can be made with other poems in the collection?
- What is the poem about?
- What event, situation, or experience is described?
Purpose
- What key themes and ideas does it explore?
- What is the poet’s message?
Emotion
- What is the predominant emotion or mood of the poem?
- Does the mood change? Identify poetic techniques employed
Craftsmanship
- What poetic techniques are employed? Consider imagery and sound
devices?
- How is the poem structured?
Summary
- What links can be made with other poems in the collection?