Module One: Now Check Your Understanding

When you have completed this module you should be able to answer these questions. Make sure you can answer all of them before you begin your assignment.

• Are you able to develop an interpretation of a poem exploring the use of imagery?
• Can you analyse the use of imagery in conveying meaning to the reader?
• Have you explored ideas in a poem and reflected on feelings?
• Have you explored how setting and dialogue can help convey an author’s message?
• Do you understand how spoken language can reflect a character’s background and social status?
• Have you drawn on knowledge of literary techniques, style and structure to draft a poem?
• Have you explored how repetition and diversity of imagery can build up poetic structure?
• Do you understand how traditional forms can be adapted to convey a contemporary message?
• Have you compared texts written in the same literary tradition (sonnets)?