ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT UNSEEN POETRY

In the objective section of the Literature–in–English paper, you will be required to answer questions on UNSEEN POETRY. 'Unseen' means not likely to be seen or read. This also means that the exerminers presume that you likely may not have read it anywhere. So you will need to work them ( the poems) yourself and be able to answer the objective questions that follow them.

BASIC THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN WRITING ABOUT UNSEEN POETRY

To properly answer questions on unseen poetry you will have to consider the following points.

THE CONTENT OF THE POEM

Don't worry because to get this is very simple. Ask yourself about the reason why the poet wrote the poem. You can also look critically at the poem and think about the distinctive images (picture in words) that exist in the poem. Some poems have the images of nature, death, smell, etc. Try to relate the images to what you find as the content of the poem. Do not get baffled because you have a guide– the options. If none of your predictions match with the options then do it again.

The ideas the poet may have wanted you to talk about.

This normally does not appear in the poem directly. It takes you mental ability to be able to capture this. But yet, with a good knowledge of the content, you may be able to answer questions on it.The mood and atmosphere of the poem. This may help you think about the feelings of the poet. And secondly, to get rid of this question, it requires you look and read between the lines of the poem. We usually know imperative mood or mood of command with punctuations like an exclamation mark (!). Ask yourself also: how many speakers are there in the poem? Listen closely at their words. Does it have any tense atmosphere? Is the atmosphere calm? You will be comfortable to decern the mood if you look and listen closely at the words in the poem.

Words and phrases used in the poem.

This is used to test your ability on the figures of speech used and their effects on the poem. The poet may decide to use Alliteration, Hyperbole, Simile, Oxymoron, contrast, paradox ect. To answer questions correctly on this option you should have basic knowledge on figures of speech.

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