DEVELOPING RESPONSE TO POETRY

WHAT IS THE SITUATION?

Man battling with the environment (society, the authority, nature, divine forces) EXTERNAL (social, ethnic, gender, cultural, economic, religious etc.) Nature of central conflict INTERNAL (psychological, emotional, moral, mental, spiritual etc.)

Man battling with himself

At what level does the conflict operate?

Personal / Interpersonal / Social / Global

ANALYSIS OF SITUATION
Negative If the conflict intensifies, what does it signify? Positive

Marks the individuals fragility (weak will / weak moral fibre / emotional and psychological instability / inferior intellect / spiritual weakness etc.) Marks the lamentable condition of humanity

Marks the individuals maturity / growth (strong will / moral soundness / psychological strength / emotional maturity / mental prowess / spiritual strength etc.) Marks the presence of humanity

Negative

If the conflict is resolved or is P absent, what does it signify?

Positive

Resignation to ones lot in life weak human will Living in denial / seeking escapism? Internalisation of the norm absence of angst? Naivety? Untouched by conflict due to loss of humanity? Untouched by conflict due to supremacy of status?

Mastery of ones fate triumph of human will? The triumph of reason or justice? Proof of the existence of human kindness? Proof of the indestructibility of human ties? Proof of Providence? Proof of Mans capacity for reform or progress?

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WHO IS THE SPEAKER? Age Ethnicity or Race Gender

Educational Level

Observable traits of speaker

Cultural background cul

Social Status or Class Religion

Period or Era

ANALYSIS OF SPEAKER

Mentality (progressive or regressive outlook, enlightened or fossilised mindset, imaginative or rational etc) Psychology (sound or unsound, liberated or enslaved) Maturity (sophisticated or nave)

Emotional make-up (mature or immature, loves freely or is in emotional bondage) Morality (upright or aberrant, Ethical being or moral coward) Spirituality (strong or weak)

Character of speaker

Cultural mindset (conservative or liberal)

Social consciousness (insular/socio-centric or socially aware and responsible) Knowledge (knowledgeable or ignorant)

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ANALYSIS OF POINT OF VIEW

WHAT AFFECTS THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE SPEAKER?

FORCES OF NATURE

Factors affecting P.O.V

FORCES OF THE ENVIRONMENT

What is the impact of nature on the following: - His psychological make-up - His mental capacity - His physical impulses - His emotional make-up - His moral inclinations - His spirituality

What are the environmental forces acting on him? - Societal norms - Cultural codes - Political ideologies - Religious dogmas - Legal constraints - Economy

SOME FUNCTIONS SERVED BY THE POINT OF VIEW

Convinces reader of the value or legitimacy of a particular world view, way of life etc

Revises readers conceptions of human nature, human relationships & the human condition

Evokes certain feelings e.g. sympathy, wrath, pride etc. in reader for a particular human condition

Functions of P.O.V.

Makes reader question the legitimacy of existing power dynamics, his values, way of life etc.

Offers reader the opportunity to experience a slice of life vicariously

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