'The Man He Killed' by Thomas Hardy (detailed analysis)
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2022
- Detailed analysis by Claire’s Notes of ‘The Man He Killed’ by Thomas Hardy
Edexcel: Conflict; OCR: Conflict; CCEA: Conflict
My poetry videos all have the same structure: I start by putting the poem into its historical and biographical context where this enhances its understanding and give a short summary of the poem itself; I then look at the poem in its entirety, picking out structural features, such as metre (rhythm), any rhyming and patterns in language which the poet uses; I finish by going through the poem on a line-by-line basis, giving definitions of words and offering an interpretation of the poet’s words with justification. Most of the terminology I use (in green) is provided with a definition below, so even if you haven’t come across it before, you should still be able to understand the points I am making.
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Please note that any literature analysis is highly subjective and may disagree with analysis by another person. All interpretations are valid if they can be justified by reference to the text. This interpretation is my own: it is not exhaustive and there are alternatives!
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Great job 💛
Thank you!
well done on a brilliant vid once again claire, as the lit exam is in less than a month how do u recommend to revise the key ideas themes and quotes for all these poems, cheers
Thank you ever so much! Re: revision - psychological studies have shown that you are far more likely to remember something if you do something actively with the material, rather than just passively reading it - it's called the 'generation effect' and it is a very robust effect. I would, therefore, suggest a couple of things. Get a blank copy of the poem and annotate as much of it as you can from memory. Then check it against your own notes. You can also do a mind-map where you brainstorm what you can remember about the poem - fill in the blanks by going back over your original notes. Do this repeatedly and you'll see that you'll remember more. Different colours are good for different themes/quotations. Good luck!
wow very very good
Many many thanks!