horse racing event in Berkshire, UK, known for its fashionable attire and social prestige.

having special advantages, or opportunities due to wealth, status, or position.

using concrete objects or actions to represent abstract ideas, concepts or emotions.

pause or break in a line of poetry, typically marked by punctuation, creating rhythm.

Analysing the poem ‘War Photographer’ by Carole Satyamurti

English

Comparing experiences of war in poetry

Understanding the poem 'Exposure'

Analysing the poem 'Exposure'

Understanding the poem ‘War Photographer’ by Carole Satyamurti

Comparing experiences in Owen's 'Exposure' and Satyamurti's 'War Photographer'

Understanding the poem ‘The Man He Killed’ by Thomas Hardy

Analysing the poem ‘The Man He Killed’ by Thomas Hardy

Understanding the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'

Analysing the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'

Understanding the poem ‘What Were They Like?’ by Denise Levertov

Analysing the poem ‘What Were They Like?’ by Denise Levertov

Comparing how poets convey the hopelessness of war in Edexcel's Conflict poetry

Understanding the poem ‘Belfast Confetti’ by Ciaran Carson

Analysing the poem ‘Belfast Confetti’ by Ciaran Carson

Exploring the Romantic poets in the Edexcel 'Conflict' anthology

Understanding the poem ‘A Poison Tree’ by William Blake

Analysing the poem ‘A Poison Tree’ by William Blake

Understanding the poem 'The Destruction of Sennacherib' by Lord Byron

Analysing the poem 'The Destruction of Sennacherib' by Lord Byron

Understanding the poem 'Extract from the Prelude'

Analysing the poem 'Extract from The Prelude'

Exploring different types of conflict in Edexcel’s Conflict anthology

Understanding the poem ‘Half-caste’ by John Agard

Analysing the poem ‘Half-caste’ by John Agard

Understanding the poem ‘The Class Game’ by Mary Casey

Analysing the poem ‘The Class Game’ by Mary Casey

Understanding the poem 'No Problem' by Benjamin Zephaniah

Analysing the poem 'No Problem' by Benjamin Zephaniah

Analysing model answers on Edexcel conflict poetry

Planning a written response on Edexcel conflict poetry

Writing excellent model answers on Edexcel conflict poetry

In 'Edexcel Conflict Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of power and conflict. In 'Edexcel Conflict Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils explore how poets present the atrocities of World War One through their poetry. In 'Edexcel Conflict Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons on each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in a thematically linked order so they can complete comparative and thematic lessons at key points in the unit.

Poetry anthology: first study

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

feeling discontent or resentful toward someone's possessions or achievements

lacking material wealth or resources; having little or no financial means

showing a lack of interest, concern, or sympathy; neither good nor bad

concerned chiefly with one's own interests and needs at the expense of others

having special advantages or opportunities due to wealth, status, or position

Which of these quotations symbolises wealth and privilege in Satyamurti's 'War Photographer'?

The use of this adjective suggests they follow people to take their picture.

This verb implies they actively search for particular "subjects" (like prey).

This verb implies they work hard to capture the best picture.

This noun shows their determination to capture a thought-provoking image.

In Satyamurti's 'War Photographer', how does the word "seek" present the photographer as a predator?

a question posed not to elicit a response but to make a point or provoke thought

pause or break in a line of poetry, typically marked by punctuation

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines

continuation of a sentence from one line of poetry to the next without a pause

stanza or group of three lines in poetry, often with a specific rhyme scheme

Complete this sentence: 'Satyamurti's use of __________ verse in 'War Photographer' helps to gives the poem a 'spoken' feel.'

Which type of punctuation does Satyamurti use in 'War Photographer' to imply that the speaker may have trailed in their description (perhaps because continuing was too emotionally difficult)?

Which of these are important to consider when analysing the structure of a poem?

Which of the words below is a synonym for 'absurd'?

The words "seek", "took", and "followed" are all examples of which word class?

feeling something intensely while experiencing it for the first time

feeling something less intensely because of repeated exposure to it

feeling indifferent about something that should evoke an emotional reaction

not feeling the appropriate emotions (e.g. laughing when you are nervous)

Which of these symbols is often used to represent wealth and luxury?

larger pause; marks the end of a sentence

brief pause, separates items in a list, or separates a clause

emphasises or separates a part of a sentence (like an interruption)

shows omission of words, trailing off in thought, or suspenseful pause

connects closely related independent clauses as one sentence

indicates direct speech (said by someone else) and quotes

Match each punctuation type to the correct usage.

Starter Quiz

Which of these are important to consider when analysing the structure of a poem?