ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR MODULE B
'Interpretations of texts can shift and change with time and place.'
Considering your time and place, reflect on the ways in which context has shaped your critical interpretation of the prescribed text.
'Poets are successful in conveying their intended message through their ability to capture and manipulate the essence of the time in which they are composing.'
In your response, make detailed reference to at least TWO of the poems set for study.
Evaluate how the construction of Goblin Market encourages the reader to reflect on the role of the individual in society. In your response, make detailed reference to Goblin Market, and at least one other poem set for study.
Powerful poetry is marked by its exploration of life's challenging experiences and responses to those experiences To what extent does your response to Rossetti's poetry align with this view? In your response, make detailed reference to at least TWO poems set for study.
'It is in the exploration of crisis points in human relationships that the composer makes the most meaning.' Discuss how this is true of the poems you have studied.
'How has your critical study developed an appreciation of the textual integrity of your prescribed texts?' Discuss with reference to TWO poems set for study.
'Empowering poetry connects a poet to his or her audience.' Inthe poetry set for study, what are you connecting with? Support your response through a close analysis of at least TWO poems set for study.
'Tension between an individual and society is what creates interest in the poetry of Christina Rossetti.' To what extent does this statement reflect your response to Light Love and at least ONE other poem set for study?
How does this elective represent the challenges of exploring only one side of any story? Discuss with detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing.
'An artful representation is often one which constructs a variety of conflicting perspectives.' Examine this statement in light of your prescribed texts and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing.
'Interpretations of texts can shift and change with time and place.'
Considering your time and place, reflect on the ways in which context has shaped your critical interpretation of the prescribed text.
'Poets are successful in conveying their intended message through their ability to capture and manipulate the essence of the time in which they are composing.'
In your response, make detailed reference to at least TWO of the poems set for study.
Evaluate how the construction of Goblin Market encourages the reader to reflect on the role of the individual in society. In your response, make detailed reference to Goblin Market, and at least one other poem set for study.
Powerful poetry is marked by its exploration of life's challenging experiences and responses to those experiences To what extent does your response to Rossetti's poetry align with this view? In your response, make detailed reference to at least TWO poems set for study.
'It is in the exploration of crisis points in human relationships that the composer makes the most meaning.' Discuss how this is true of the poems you have studied.
'How has your critical study developed an appreciation of the textual integrity of your prescribed texts?' Discuss with reference to TWO poems set for study.
'Empowering poetry connects a poet to his or her audience.' Inthe poetry set for study, what are you connecting with? Support your response through a close analysis of at least TWO poems set for study.
'Tension between an individual and society is what creates interest in the poetry of Christina Rossetti.' To what extent does this statement reflect your response to Light Love and at least ONE other poem set for study?
How does this elective represent the challenges of exploring only one side of any story? Discuss with detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing.
'An artful representation is often one which constructs a variety of conflicting perspectives.' Examine this statement in light of your prescribed texts and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing.