GCSE: Ted Hughes

Conclusion analysis

Good conclusions usually refer back to the question or title and address it directly - for example by using key words from the title.
How well do you think these conclusions address the title or question? Answering these questions should help you find out.

1. Do they use key words from the title or question?
2. Do they answer the question directly?
3. Can you work out the question or title just by reading the conclusion?

• Compare and contrast the two poems: 'Turkeys Observed' - (Seamus Heaney), and 'View of a Pig' - (Ted Hughes).

  "In conclusion I feel that both poems are successful at making the reader pity the dead animal, but they do it in very different and interesting ways. The poets use effective techniques like similes, and repetition to highlight certain points that they want to stand out and draw our attention to. I have no particular poem that I prefer and like better - they are both different, but both very good and effective."