IGCSE World Literature Unseen Poetry Quiz

The Unseen Poetry assessment is...

• A 120 minute exam about two Stories of Ourselves poems

• A 75 minute exam featuring one random poem

• Two pieces of coursework on your choice of poem

• One piece of coursework on the teacher's choice of poem

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

How many questions and how many marks are there?

• 1 question with 30 marks

• 2 questions of 15 marks each

• 3 questions of 10 marks

• 6 questions of 5 marks

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

You only need to answer one of the two questions

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

How long do Cambridge recommend you spend reading and annotating the poem before you start to write?

• 5 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 30 minutes

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

Which of the following should you not include in your answer?

• Short relevant quotations from the poem

• Identification of poetic techniques used by the poet

• Commentary on the effects of the poet's use of language

• An explanation of the poet's life and how it links to the poem

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

When you start to read the poem, what is the first feature you should look at and add notes about?

• The imagery

• The line breaks

• The title

• The poetic form

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.4

What word should you use to refer to the the voice in the poem?

• The author

• The writer

• The speaker

• The dramatist

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of these features should do you not comment on in the poem?

• The structure of the poem including patterns, stanzas repetition

• The sound of the poem in terms of sound techniques such as alliteration, rhyme, rhythm

• The tone towards its subject matter expressed through word choice

• Any difficult words that you don't really understand

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

The words ambiguous (adj) /ambiguity (n) are very useful in unseen poetry. What do they mean?

• The atmosphere that is created through the use of imagery or description

• The argument or point of view that the poet wishes to get across

• A word or phrase that is unclear and could be understood in many different ways

• The attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things such as weather or animals

There is one correct answer to understanding a poem, and you need to know it or you won't be able to write about the poem.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7