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GCSE: U A Fanthorpe

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55 GCSE U A Fanthorpe essays

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  1. Half Past 2 Analysis

    • Essay length: 557 words
    • Submitted: 06/04/2012

  2. A reviewer of ''Safe as Houses'' claimed that Fanthorpe's poetry is ''rotted in the real world and in ordinary language

    • Essay length: 1584 words
    • Submitted: 06/06/2005

  3. What does Fanthorpe have to say about power and control in 'you will be hearing from us shortly,' and 'dictator'?

    • Essay length: 1538 words
    • Submitted: 29/10/2004

  4. How does U.A. Fanthorpe create different personalities within the poems 'Not My Best side' and 'Old Man, Old Man'?

    • Essay length: 2728 words
    • Submitted: 28/09/2004

  5. Discussing the main theme and features of the poem 'Old Man, Old Man' written by U.A. Fanthorpe.

    • Essay length: 959 words
    • Submitted: 05/04/2004

  6. Is Fanthorpe an Effective Poet?

    • Essay length: 1084 words
    • Submitted: 02/04/2004

  7. W far do you agree with the view that Fanthorpe "offers us new perspectives on the things we take for granted"?

    • Essay length: 1748 words
    • Submitted: 17/03/2004

  8. UA Fanthorpe is a poet who dislikes modern life. Consider this, using examples from 'Safe As Houses'.

    • Essay length: 1015 words
    • Submitted: 11/02/2004

  9. By Reference to three poems in the 'Tracks' anthology, discuss how Fanthorpe explores the theme of authority.

    • Essay length: 4023 words
    • Submitted: 03/11/2003

  10. “Fanthorpe is a master in speaking in the voice of another” - Discuss.

    • Essay length: 613 words
    • Submitted: 17/10/2003
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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 at least three of Fanthorpe’s poems taking account of her aims, objectives and techniques etc…

    "To conclude, the three Fanthorpe poems looked at in the Essay help us to understand the way that Fanthorpe regards incidents happening in the world today. It also uses a colloquial tone that provides a jovial piece to read as well as getting a serious point through. All in all the prose-like texts let the reader enjoy an idiosyncratic and meaningful set of poems."

  • I will attempt to analyse and compare two different poems which are called 'dear Mr Lee' and 'leaving school'.

    "Conclusion Overall, I thought that both poems were quite similar but also quite different because they were both about negative experiences at school but also the poems were structured differently 'dear Mr Lee' is structured to look like a letter from a fan to an author whereas 'Leaving School' is structured to look like a poem because it has three verses. Both poems had imagery but it was structured differently 'leaving school' had imagery when the headmaster spoke to the eight year old boy and 'Dear Mr Lee' has imagery when the teacher talks about the students punctuation near the end of the poem. The poem which had the most impact on me was 'Leaving School' because this was what sounded real to me because I went through the same problems when I started school, I was very shy like the eight year old boy is and I didn't ask for help when I needed it but 'dear Mr lee' is also a very good poem because this is what a lot of teenagers go through (dreaming about being someone else) and having an idol who they want to be exactly like and someone is always their to bring them back to real life and keep their feet on the ground."

  • Compare and contrast two poems about prejudice -

    "My conclusion is I prefer the Telephone Conversation because the man at the other end of the phone gets to voice his disagreement where as in You Will Be Hearing From Us Shortly doesn't. Also YWBHFUS is an extremely ironic title, as the person will definitely not be hearing them from the interviewer. The former poem seems to be based in the sixties at the earliest because of the red double Decker bus and the red telephone box. Overall they are both of racist views though at least in one the person has a chance. Michael Broadhead"

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