How to structure your fabulously amazing exam answer...
• Introduce the question – 2/3 statements about the issues raised in the question.
• Poem 1 – theme – quotation(s) – explain this
• Next poem 2 – link to previous poem if you can – themes – feminism if relevant – quotation(s) – explain
• Poem 3 – focus on language used (this can go in poem 2 or 1 if more relevant you need to decide this!) – QUOTATION(S)
• Present alternative viewpoint/ argument – quotation(s) – explain this fully – techniques Duffy uses
• Focus on structure with poem 4 – quotation(s) + explanation
• Poem 5 – terminology – link back to question – explain how
• Poem 6 – techniques, quotation(s) and explain.
• Conclusion – sum up link back to the question – state if you agree/disagree etc
January 2011
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”How far do you agree that Duffy presents only angry women in the collection?
In your answer you should either refer to two or three poems in detail or a range more widely through the whole collection. 45 marks
A critic has said, “The articulate and witty voices heard in ‘The Kray Sisters’ reveal strong women at the height of their power.”
To what extent do you agree that this poem presents the strongest women in the collection?
In your answer you should consider form, structure and language, as well as subject matter.
45 marks
