Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - 'Not Waving But Drowning'

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English - December 10, 2019 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB
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In this episode, Mr Briggs and Mr Forster discuss an essay on Stevie Smith's poem, 'Not Waving But Drowning'. The question is as follows:

Q) Explore the ways in which Smith vividly conveys ideas about social isolation in ‘Not Waving but Drowning’.

Please download the handout for the episode by using the following link:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FxPNpD4lvxwz46JJhLC8geihTCB5nOUm