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Read lines 9–15 (stanza 2). (a) Describe the setting. (b) What is unusual about the way the crowd is described?
Use lines 9 to 11 for the setting and lines 13 to 15 for the crowd.
Why is the poem called “The Shield of Achilles” although Achilles appears only in the last stanza?
Think of what a shield is for and whom this one is made for.
What is the best way to refer to the poem's text in an answer?
Think of what is both precise and economical.
What does the command word 'discuss' ask you to do?
Think of a discussion in which people consider several views.
Write a full answer of about 230 words to the question: 'Discuss the poet's use of contrast in “The Shield of Achilles”.'
Cover hope against reality, form, vocabulary, contrast inside scenes and Homer's shield against Auden's.
A student writes: 'In the poem a lot of bad things are shown on the shield and Thetis is sad about it.' Rewrite this as an analytical paragraph of about 100 words with line references, and say what you changed.
Replace vague words with specific scenes and line numbers, then explain the effect and link to a theme.
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