Browning poem analysis

 

Choose one of the Browning poems studied in class- 'My Last Duchess', 'The Patriot' or 'The Laboratory' and write a short analysis of it focusing on two narrative elements. Analyse how the story is told in the poem of your choice.

To be handed in on paper on Tuesday 2 October.

Porphyria's Lover

How is the story told in Browning's 'Porphyria's Lover'? Post your response on your blog in no more than 300 words. Use some of the terms the examiner expects you to mention. Give examples to support your points.

Set texts

For unit one (narrative) we'll be studying poems by Robert Browning and W.H. Auden. These will be given to you in an anthology issued by the exam board. The two novels will be F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' and Ian McEwan's 'Enduring Love'. You will need to buy copies of these books.

For unit two (coursework) we'll be studying Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' and Alan Bennett's 'The History Boys'. You will also need to buy copies of these texts.

Narratives

What are the different ways of telling stories? What techniques can writers use to create a narrative? Explore as many ways of storytelling as you can. As a starting point read the narrative elements that the examiner expects you to use when answering a question.

Try these very short stories and have a go at writing your own. What narrative elements do you identify?

Finally, what do you make of this prose poem?

Post on your blog a brief analysis of 'When I woke up the knife was still there' by Tuesday 18 September.