Tennyson

Examiners are looking for:

AO3 – Show detailed understanding of the ways in which

writers’ choices of form, structure and language shape
meaning.

AO4 – Articulate independent opinions and judgements

informed by different interpretations of literary texts by
other readers.

Top band answers show:

AO3
• Exploration and analysis of key language features and
structural devices.
• Perceptive evaluation of how author’s techniques
shape meanings.

AO4
• Perceptive consideration of different interpretations of
the text with evaluation of their strengths and
weaknesses.
• Clear and detailed evidence of confident personal
response with excellent selection of supportive
references.

2008/09 Poems

• The Lady of Shallot

• Mariana
• The Charge of the Light Brigade
• From Maud: A Monodrama
• Ulysses
• From The Princess: now sleeps the crimson petal
• From Idylls of the King: Merlin and Vivien

Although you won’t have to explicitly demonstrate an understanding

of context, it is always useful to know something of the writer and
their background (this may also be helpful for LTB6).

Your Presentations:

• Tennyson: The man - his biography, inspirations, interests,

personal life.
• Poetry of the Victorian Period – literary trends and taste of the
period.
• Tennyson and Religion.
• The Art of Tennyson’s Work – subject matter and influences.