Poetry essay plan

When writing an essay, it’s important to first spend some time planning out what you are going to include in your response. The benefits to planning mean that: you won’t have to keep stopping to work out the details once you start writing. you will keep more focused on the question and not wander off track.

The benefits to planning mean that: you won’t have to keep stopping to work out the details once you start writing. you will keep more focused on the question and not wander off track. you can organise what evidence from the text you will need.

This a generic poetry comparison essay plan. It can be used when using any two poems. You can obviously adapt it to suit the needs of your students and the poems that they have been studying. Report this resource to let us know if it violates our terms and conditions.

Pay attention to key words and to any bullet points in the question. Introductions should be short and to-the-point. Don’t repeat the question. Show that you understand the meaning of the question and indicate how you will answer it. If comparing poems, make it clear which ones you are writing about.