Topic Sentences for Paper 1

Select the worst thesis statement

• The poet uses rhyme and allegory to tell us about the character Jack.

• The poet uses allegorical references to fairytales, humour, and rhyme to create an amusing retelling of the famous fable.

• The writer writes about Jack and his troubled relationship with his mum who gets eaten by a giant.

• The poet uses rhyme, rhythm, metaphors, humour, exclamations and dialogue to construct a funny poem

Which is the best thesis statement

• Dahl uses fairytale references, as well as comedic devices and rhyme scheme to retell the famous story with his own twist.

• Dahl uses description, language and setting to make a funny poem.

• The poet creates a humorous narrative poem.

• The poet uses extended metaphors and rhetorical devices and allegory to poke fun at fairytales.

Which is the best topic sentence for paragraph 1?

• Firstly I will analyse the use of bovine imagery at the start of the poem.

• The poet uses the allegorical references to the fairytale to create a comedic relationship between Jack and his mother, also reflected in their dialogue.

• The title of the poem is exactly the same as the name of the fairytale.

• The poet uses a regular AABBCC rhyme structure.

Select the best topic sentence for paragraph two.

• The poet describes the giant as bloodthirsty and ominous in the final part of the poem

• The poet lots of sense imagery to create humour.

• Dahl uses enjambment and syntactic parallelism.

• Dahl uses comedic devices such as puns, ripostes and exclamatory statements to amuse the reader, and to entertain a contemporary audience.

Select the best topic sentence for paragraph three.

• The poet use colloquial language in the poem.

• The poet uses a typical ballad structure and rhyme scheme to give a narrative, humorous storyline to his poetic verse.

• Dahl uses bean imagery to demonstrate the fact that humans are too hungry for wealth.

• The poet uses lots of comedic imagery to engage the reader.

Write your own thesis statement for the poem

Write your own three topic sentences for the poem