Douglas Dunn – ‘From the Night-Window’ – Annotation / Planning Table / Questions / Booklet

Annotation prompts for Douglas Dunn’s ‘From the Night-Window’. ‘From the Night-Window’ is an autobiographical poem from Dunn’s collection of poems called ‘Terry Street’ – a place in Hull where he lived, whilst at university. It gives the impression that the narrator is observing events from a residence in the vicinity. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Douglas Dunn’s ‘From the Night-Window’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond.

This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.