Language, Structure & Form

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22-05-2011, 08:02 PM
chantellehugs

Language, Structure & Form

Can someone explain what exactly form is? I'm getting it so confused with structure because I'm doing practice essays on poems for my English Lit exam on Tuesday and I'm not sure what to do put in the structure paragraph and what to put in the form paragraph.
22-05-2011, 08:17 PM
Bailey

Structure can be how the layout puts forward the ideas of the poem, taking a random example, 'The song of the old Mother' has a structure that is 10 lines long with most lines having 10 syllables which could reflect the rigid lifestyle and how she can't break away from it.
22-05-2011, 08:30 PM
Mathew

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Originally Posted by Bailey

Structure can be how the layout puts forward the ideas of the poem, taking a random example, 'The song of the old Mother' has a structure that is 10 lines long with most lines having 10 syllables which could reflect the rigid lifestyle and how she can't break away from it.

Yep this is exactly right.

I have my AS Literature tomorrow morning (absolutely ******** myself because I hate it and I'm crap at it...) but yeah structure is basically how it's set out on the page and the type of rhythm and rhyme it has. REMEMBER TO RELATE THIS TO THE QUESTION THOUGH.

For example, I did a mock question at the start of last week for Literature, looking at how the theme of "Heaven" is portrayed in Christina Rossetti's "Uphill". In the poem, she describes heaven to be like a journey, so I said that the poem flows well with rhymes in an ABAB formation, just like a continuous, tiring journey Uphill to heaven would.

Then I could compare that to something like "Maude Clare" for example which is set out as a ballad and each stanza gives a different part of the "storyline".

Good luck! :) x
22-05-2011, 08:47 PM
chantellehugs

Ahh thanks to both of you! It always confuses me in the exam and especially as I'm planning :(

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Originally Posted by Mathew

Yep this is exactly right.

I have my AS Literature tomorrow morning (absolutely ******** myself because I hate it and I'm crap at it...) but yeah structure is basically how it's set out on the page and the type of rhythm and rhyme it has. REMEMBER TO RELATE THIS TO THE QUESTION THOUGH.

For example, I did a mock question at the start of last week for Literature, looking at how the theme of "Heaven" is portrayed in Christina Rossetti's "Uphill". In the poem, she describes heaven to be like a journey, so I said that the poem flows well with rhymes in an ABAB formation, just like a continuous, tiring journey Uphill to heaven would.

Then I could compare that to something like "Maude Clare" for example which is set out as a ballad and each stanza gives a different part of the "storyline".

Good luck! :) x

Good luck with your exam tomorrow :)

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Originally Posted by Bailey

Structure can be how the layout puts forward the ideas of the poem, taking a random example, 'The song of the old Mother' has a structure that is 10 lines long with most lines having 10 syllables which could reflect the rigid lifestyle and how she can't break away from it.
22-05-2011, 09:26 PM
Bailey

Good luck with your eng lit exam on tuesday, what novel are you studying?
23-05-2011, 02:40 PM
chantellehugs

To Kill a Mockingbird, I actually really enjoyed reading the book so I'm looking forward to seeing the questions! :)
23-05-2011, 02:44 PM
Mathew

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Originally Posted by chantellehugs

To Kill a Mockingbird, I actually really enjoyed reading the book so I'm looking forward to seeing the questions! :)

Woooo, I've read To Kill a Mockingbird and I went to see it on stage with my parents last month. Both the book and the show are fantastic and I recommend them both!! :)

I had my AS Literature this morning. I was dreading the poems question but I think it turned out alright in the end. The Great Gatsby was..... umm.. odd. It was a nice question and all but I just wrote it terribly so I don't have high hopes for Literature at all considering my mixed bag of coursework marks in it too. Ah well, I'm dropping it.

Good luck for tomorrow! :) x
23-05-2011, 03:49 PM
Bailey

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To Kill a Mockingbird, I actually really enjoyed reading the book so I'm looking forward to seeing the questions! :)

Wish we had done To Kill a Mockingbird, I actually enjoyed reading it. Doing The Catcher in the Rye, which makes my eyes want to bleed. Good luck for tomorrow :)
23-05-2011, 03:52 PM
Mathew

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Wish we had done To Kill a Mockingbird, I actually enjoyed reading it. Doing The Catcher in the Rye, which makes my eyes want to bleed. Good luck for tomorrow :)

Omggggg, we did The Catcher in the Rye for our coursework, comparing it to Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker" script. Such a good book! :P
23-05-2011, 04:28 PM
Bailey

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Omggggg, we did The Catcher in the Rye for our coursework, comparing it to Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker" script. Such a good book! :P

You think? I hate it, when people say "Oh I connect with Holden so much!!" I've never had that, he annoys me..
23-05-2011, 04:31 PM
Mathew

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Originally Posted by Bailey

You think? I hate it, when people say "Oh I connect with Holden so much!!" I've never had that, he annoys me..

LOLOL. It's not so much the content, it's just the way it's been written. It's just bizzare how there is no POINT to the story at all and it's written so fluently. It's quite interesting when you start looking into themes and stuff. Holden is the perfect grumpy teenager, it's so good! :P