Paper 2B: Poetry

Worked examples (6)

• 1Analyse one image (comparison → imported qualities → enriched meaning)
• 2Name a tone precisely and prove it from the language
• 3Identify the speaker and the address (NOT the poet)
• 4Trace a recurring image or symbol across a poem
• 5Analyse a tonal SHIFT and what it reveals
• 6Integrate imagery, voice and tone in one paragraph

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) open-essay style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) open-essay style

Worked examples (6)

• 1Identify the FORM and its expectations (form as meaning)
• 2Analyse a sonnet's VOLTA for meaning
• 3Analyse ENJAMBMENT for effect
• 4Analyse RHYME (full vs half) for meaning
• 5Analyse how FREE-VERSE form patterns meaning
• 6Analyse SOUND enacting meaning (the sound an echo to the sense)

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style

Worked examples (6)

• 1Build a poem-by-poem knowledge grid (every poem's method, from memory)
• 2Map a theme ACROSS several poems (the collection as a web)
• 3Build a themed quotation bank from memory (the currency of AO2)
• 4Identify the poet's recurring techniques and concerns
• 5Select and LINK 2-3 poems for an open-essay argument
• 6Prepare FLEXIBLY so any theme or question can be answered

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B style (preparation artefact)
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B Poetry style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B style (preparation artefact)
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B Poetry style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B Poetry style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B Poetry style (poem-based)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Form an arguable interpretation of one poem (not a summary)
• 2Build ONE integrated comparative point (A vs B, woven not bolted)
• 3Use comparative discourse markers to make comparison explicit
• 4Compare by METHOD versus by THEME (and why method scores higher)
• 5Write an integrated paragraph that reveals what NEITHER poem shows alone
• 6Reach a comparative JUDGEMENT in the conclusion (judge the pair, not each poem)

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style
• ✓Model answer — Cambridge 8695 Paper 2 Section B (Poetry) style