LO:
LO: To
To complete
complete some
some SC:
SC: 1)
1) II will
will be
be able
able to
to explain
explain what
what the
the poem
poem isis about.
about. 2)
2) II can
can
close
close analysis
analysis using
using the
the articulate
articulate what
what view
view the
the speaker
speaker has.
has. 3)
3) II can
can analyse
analyse some
some key
key poetic
poetic
SPIRIT
techniques.
SPIRIT template.
template.
techniques.
Conscientious Objector
1)What are the connotations of the term
death?
2) What are the connotations of the term
Death?
(P34)
Conscientious Objector
LO: To complete some
close analysis using the
SPIRIT template.
SC: 1) I will be able to explain what the poem is about. 2) I can
articulate what view the speaker has. 3) I can analyse some key poetic
techniques.
Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 –
1950) was an award winning
American poet, writer and feminist.
LO: To complete some
close analysis using the
SPIRIT template.
SC: 1) I will be able to explain what the poem is about. 2) I can
articulate what view the speaker has. 3) I can analyse some key poetic
techniques.
The image of Death upon a horse (or
the Grim Reaper) stems largely from
the Bible. Revelations 6:8 reads, "I
looked, and there before me was a
pale horse! Its rider was named Death,
and Hades was following close behind
him. They were given power over a
fourth of the earth to kill by sword,
famine and plague, and by the wild
beasts of the earth”. “Death” is one of
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
This image of death (complete with
horse) is repeated in the poem we will
study today.
LO:
LO: To
To complete
complete some
some SC:
SC: 1)
1) II will
will be
be able
able to
to explain
explain what
what the
the poem
poem isis about.
about. 2)
2) II can
can
close
close analysis
analysis using
using the
the articulate
articulate what
what view
view the
the speaker
speaker has.
has. 3)
3) II can
can analyse
analyse some
some key
key poetic
poetic
SPIRIT
techniques.
SPIRIT template.
template.
techniques.
Imagery
What
techniqu
e is used
here.. “I
hear
him..”?
What
effect is
created?
Tone / Voice
Imagery
How certain is the speaker that they will die?
Why is the term
How does this affect the mood of poem?
death capitalized?
I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death. What is the effect of
this?
I hear him leading his horse out of the stall; hear
the clatter on the barn-floor.
He is in haste; he has business in Cuba, business in the
Balkans, many calls to make this morning.
But I will not hold the bridle while he clinches the girth.
And he may mount by himself: I will not give him a leg up.
Imagery
Pronouns
“I” and
“He”
suggest
distance.
Imagery
This is a piece of
equipment used to
direct a horse.
Imagery
In which way is this a
pun? “Many calls to
make this morning.”
LO:
LO: To
To complete
complete some
some SC:
SC: 1)
1) II will
will be
be able
able to
to explain
explain what
what the
the poem
poem isis about.
about. 2)
2) II can
can
close
close analysis
analysis using
using the
the articulate
articulate what
what view
view the
the speaker
speaker has.
has. 3)
3) II can
can analyse
analyse some
some key
key poetic
poetic
SPIRIT
techniques.
SPIRIT template.
template.
techniques.
Imagery
Imagery
What does this
metaphor
symbolize?
Though he flick my shoulders with his whip, I will not
tell him which way the fox ran.
With his hoof on my breast, I will not tell him where the
black boy hides in the swamp.
I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death; I am
not on his pay-roll.
Imagery
Why would
someone hide from
Death?
What do Death and
the fox have in
common?
What does
withholding this
information
symbolise?
Imagery
What does this
metaphor
symbolize?
LO:
LO: To
To complete
complete some
some SC:
SC: 1)
1) II will
will be
be able
able to
to explain
explain what
what the
the poem
poem isis about.
about. 2)
2) II can
can
close
close analysis
analysis using
using the
the articulate
articulate what
what view
view the
the speaker
speaker has.
has. 3)
3) II can
can analyse
analyse some
some key
key poetic
poetic
SPIRIT
techniques.
SPIRIT template.
template.
techniques.
Structure
Imagery
The juxtaposition of
friends and
enemies suggest
that the real enemy
is who?
Evokes idea of
Christ’s temptation
in the wilderness.
I will not tell him the
whereabouts of my friends
nor of my enemies either.
Though he promise me much,
I will not map him the route to
any man's door.
Imagery
Noun used as verb
– evokes idea of a
thing coming alive
Structure
Short stanza –
suggests that
something is cut
short.
Themes
The man is not a
conscientious
objector to war, but
a conscientous
objector to death.
Imagery
Why is there a
preponderance of
male characters and
a total absence of
female ones?
LO:
LO: To
To complete
complete some
some SC:
SC: 1)
1) II will
will be
be able
able to
to explain
explain what
what the
the poem
poem isis about.
about. 2)
2) II can
can
close
close analysis
analysis using
using the
the articulate
articulate what
what view
view the
the speaker
speaker has.
has. 3)
3) II can
can analyse
analyse some
some key
key poetic
poetic
SPIRIT
techniques.
SPIRIT template.
template.
techniques.
Area of analysis
Structure
Poetic devices
Imagery
Rhythm/rhyme
Ideas
Tone/voice
Techniques within this area
Layout, stanza shape,
punctuation
Repetition, personification,
onomatopoeia, alliteration,
assonance, any non-standard
English
Similes, metaphors, language
choice.
Rhyme scheme, rhythm,
assonance, alliteration
Themes and messages.
The character of the persona (the
person speaking in the poem,
NOT the poet)
Overall tone or mood and how
this is conveyed.
You now have 10 minutes to do
the following:
1. Use 1 piece of A4 lined paper
and create a SPIRIT grid.
2. Put the letter in the margin
3. Add notes what of you have
observed about the poem to
each column
Tips! Use your annotations from
your anthology to help you.
Don’t write in full paragraphs –
the point is to get quick,
important notes down
By the end of this term you will
be able to do this in 5 minutes!
LO: To complete some close
SC: 1) I will be able to explain what the poem is about. 2) I can articulate
analysis using the SPIRIT template. what view the speaker has. 3) I can analyse some key poetic techniques.
Revision homework for next lesson: compose a three paragraph answer to the
question below, Bring in typed or written up, ready to be added to your anthology.
This
lesson with be on www.fairfieldenglish.org
Grade
How successful are Millay’s attempts to personify death?
B/A
C
- Explain the significance of the poetic features
and the effect it has on the reader.
- Consider how the effect links to the theme of the
poem.
- Consider historical/literary context and
significance.
- Consider alternative explanations.
- Explain how the quotations link to the theme you
have identified.
- Identify a poetic feature and how this supports
your point.
D
Find two quotations that support your
observation.
E
Describe the content of the poem and identify the
key theme.
Structure
Poetic
Devices
Imagery
Rhythm
/Rhyme
Ideas
Tone