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English: Poetry & Identity: 2 of 3 English: 'Frankenstein’: 3 of 3

Key Vocabulary: 'Frankenstein' Model analytical paragraph
Model analytical paragraph
Maya Angelou uses rhetorical questions to express her Non-negotiables The writer uses adverbs to present the monster as monstrous
Key Vocabulary: Poetry & Identity identity with confidence and pride in the poem 'Still 1 Gothic Involves mystery, horror and gloom and frightening. This is demonstrated by 'his yellow skin
I Rise'. She asks: 'Did you want to see scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries
Non-negotiables me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes?'. She A type of literature, music, film, etc., that has its own class beneath'. The adverb 'scarcely' tells us that the Monster's
A pattern of sounds created by stressed and unstressed does not expect an answer here, but it is implied that 2 Genre because of certain characteristics
1 Rhythm syllables. society does want or expect to see her 'broken' and arteries are visible through his skin, as if the skin has been

'bowed'. However, she is not. The use of these 3 Prologue An introduction at the beginning of a play or book stretched across them and only just fits. This suggests he has a
2 Imagery Language that creates a picture in your head. adjectives is significant as they contrast with her 4 Epilogue A conclusion at the end of a play or book very frightening appearance. The writer may have done this to

3 Enjambment A sentence or phrase that runs over from one line or confidence and convey Angelou's strength and 5 Audience A group of people that are watching, reading or listening to you make the reader feel disgust at the Monster and emphasise
stanza to the next. determination in the face of racism. Although the
reader might expect her to be 'broken' by the legacy 6 Ominous Gives the feeling that something bad will happen how gruesome his appearance is. They may have wanted to
4 Simile Comparing something to something else using 'like' of slavery and segregation, she is not. Therefore, emphasise how large and strong the Monster is too. We know
or 'as'.
Angelou acknowledges that these are parts of her Grow your vocabulary that when the novel was written, there were many scientific
5 Metaphor Saying something is something else. identity and heritage as an African American woman, experiments to bring animals back to life. Perhaps the writer
but that they do not define her. 7 Immoral Not good or right
6 Personification Giving an object human qualities. used such vivid descriptions to frighten the reader at the time.

8 Reckless Doesn't think about what will happen if they do something
Grow your vocabulary Questions to ask ourselves about Poetry
• How does the poem make you feel? 9 Monstrous Frightening, ugly and shocking Questions to ask ourselves about Literature
Who a person is, for example beliefs, personality and
7 Identity • What does the text make you feel?
traits. • What idea is being presented?
10 Naïve Having no experience • What idea is being presented about a certain character?
8 Heritage A person's racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural background. • What theme or idea does the poem explore? • What theme or idea does the text explore?
• How does the poet convey certain emotions? 11 Vulnerable Weak and without protection
Many different types of things or people included in • How does the writer convey certain emotions?
9 Diversity
something. • How does the poet use certain methods? 12 Remorseful Feeling guilty and sorry for something you have done wrong • How does the writer use certain methods?

10 Society A group of people who live together as a community. • How are the ideas being expressed? • How are the ideas being expressed?
• Why does the poet want to make you feel that way? 13 Solitude Being alone • Why does the writer want to make you feel that way?

• Why does the poet use language that way? 14 Vengeful To want to hurt someone because they hurt you (want revenge) • Why does the writer use language that way?