English poetry at National 5 level can be confusing and tricky to revise for. ESPECIALLY when your school English teacher seems to go into crazy amounts of depth for each line of the poem.. 

Exactly like this - RIGHT?

At Scope, at National 5 level English poetry, we believe any poem can be split into 5 key areas that makes it way easier to analyse using the SCOPE POEM MODEL.  

1. STRUCTURE

How many stanzas has this poem got? What does this mean? In English, the structure of the writing has such an important link to the meaning of the poetry. This analysis of structure will grab you those top marks. 

2. RHYME

Sometimes poems have a rhyme scheme, other times (like the beautiful poetry above) they just simply don't. But it is so important to state what the rhyme scheme is (even if there isn't an obvious one), and link it to what it means! 

3. LANGUAGE

Metaphor, simile, alliteration, sentence structure, oxymoron, punctuation, hyperbole, personification, pathetic fallacy... the list is endless! You need to know the list of techniques in English and know when to use them! 

4. THEME AND MEANING
 

What does this poem mean? What is this poem about in your opinion. In English, often there is no right answer - so usually what you think the poem is about is right!

5. COMPARE

Compare the similarities and differences between this poem and the other one you have been asked to analyse. Remember, think Structure, Rhyme, Language and then Theme!

At Scope, we offer a free initial assessment, so if you think you would benefit from some ENGLISH poetry guidance or help with any other subject book your free assessment here now!