Starter quiz
- Which two poems from the 'Power and Conflict' poetry anthology explicitly depict a despot?
- 'London'
- 'Ozymandias' ✓
- 'Extract from the Prelude'
- 'My Last Duchess' ✓
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- What is a similarity between 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess'?
- both criticise the monarchy
- both show the power of women
- both show the power of art ✓
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- An introduction moves from the __________ to the __________.
- specific, general
- general, specific ✓
- poet, poem
- language, structure
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- Which conjunctions can be used to express similarity?
- Whereas
- However
- Both/and ✓
- Just as/so ✓
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- Match the phrases to create completes sentences that explore similarities between 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess'.
- Both 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess'⇔explore the abuse of power by despotic indiviudals. ✓
- Neither Shelley or Browning⇔commend mankind's power. ✓
- The statue of Ozymandias is akin to⇔the portrait of the Duchess in 'My Last Duchess'. ✓
- The "sneer" in 'Ozymandias' is akin to⇔the ''spot of joy'' in the Duchess' cheek. ✓
- Both the ''sneer of cold command'' present in Ozymandias' visage ('Ozymandias') and the ''spot of joy'' present in the Duchess' cheek (My Last Duchess)...
- expose the powerlessness of the despots in presenting themselves as supreme. ✓
- emphasise the power and success of the despots.
- highlight how nature triumphed over both men.
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Exit quiz
- How does the Duke's artwork arguably betray his lack of control in 'My Last Duchess'?
- there is a ''spot of joy'' in the Duchess' cheek in her portrait ✓
- he has to keep it behind a ''curtain''
- her ''wrist'' and ''throat'' are visible
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- In a comparative introduction it is important to...
- define the big ideas.
- give biographical details about the poet.
- give equal weight to both poems. ✓
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- Which is not part of the success criteria for a comparative introduction?
- use correlative conjunctions to explore overarching similarities
- analyse quotes ✓
- use contrasting conjunctions to explore subtle differences
- focus on the presentation of big ideas in both poems
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- "In particular, the noun ‘sneer’ actually portrays the Pharaoh as petty rather than majestic...." This sentence...
- successfully integrates context to help them answer the question.
- successfully analyses language. ✓
- successfully analyses structure.
- provides an irrelevant contextual piece of information.
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- "Therefore, both poets could be reflecting their Romantic beliefs, which value the power of art over that of an individual and critiquing those who believe otherwise." This sentence....
- successfully integrates context to help them answer the question. ✓
- successfully analyses language.
- successfully analyses structure.
- provides an irrelevant contextual piece of information.
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- Complete the comparative statement: ''In both 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess', the __________ male figures are __________ portrayed as less powerful than the __________''.
- powerful, tragically, artwork
- sympathetic, ironically, women
- despotic, ironically, artwork ✓
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Key learning points
- Comparative introductions should give equal weighting to both poems and explore the big ideas in both poems.
- Introductions should use correlative and comparative conjunctions to actively compare poems.
- Introductions need not focus heavily on biographical details of poets or language devices.
- An effective essay compares two poems on big ideas in question, weaving in comparison throughout paragraphs.
- An effective comparative essay explores language, form and structure to support comparisons.
Common misconception
Essay introductions should focus heavily on the poets and/or literary devices.
Essay introductions should focus heavily on big ideas relevant to both poems and related to the question.
Keywords
Undermine - lessen the effectiveness or power of something or someone
Defiance - behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or something
Despotic - typical of a despot - a ruler who holds absolute power and exercises it in a cruel way
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