the emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience

causing disruption through being unwanted

Analysing the Poem 'Remains'

English

An introduction to themes in the Power and Conflict poetry anthology

Understanding the connections between Romanticism and Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Analysing the concept of power in Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Understanding the poem 'London'

Analysing ideas of power and conflict in Blake's 'London'

Writing introductions and topic sentences for poetry comparison

Understanding the poem 'Extract from the Prelude'

Analysing the poem 'Extract from The Prelude'

Comparing Romantic poets' attitudes to nature

Power and Conflict poetry: developing comparative essay writing skills

Understanding the poem 'My Last Duchess'

Analysing the poem 'My Last Duchess'

Comparing the presentation of power in 'My Last Duchess' and 'Ozymandias'

Understanding the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'

Analysing the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'

Understanding the poem 'Exposure'

Analysing the poem 'Exposure'

Understanding the poem 'Bayonet Charge'

Analysing the poem 'Bayonet Charge'

Comparing conflict in war poems from the Power and Conflict anthology

Understanding the poem 'Storm on the Island'

Analysing the poem 'Storm on the Island'

Understanding the poem 'Remains'

Developing interpretations of ‘Remains’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding the poem 'Poppies'

Analysing the poem 'Poppies'

Understanding the poem 'War Photographer'

Analysing the poem 'War Photographer'

Comparing 'Poppies' and Duffy's 'War Photographer'

Understanding the Poem 'Kamikaze'

Analysing the Poem 'Kamikaze'

Comparing 'Power and Conflict' war poems

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

In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils explore how poets presents the atrocities of World War One through their poetry. In 'AQA Power and 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 'Power and Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in three groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.

Poetry anthology: first study

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

The poem 'Remains' is written in which tense?

the soldier's lack of control over his emotions.

the soldier's feelings about the distant warzone vs home.

In 'Remains' the use of enjambment and caesura may reflect...

In 'Remains', what method is used to show the force of the intrusive thoughts the speaker experiences when he is back home, through the use of the word "bursts"?

At the start in 'Remains' the speaker sounds like he's telling an anecdotal story but by the end it is clear that he feels....

Causing disruption through being unwanted is known as being...

Why might Armitage have written the poem 'Remains'? 

Match the type of pronoun to the correct example.

'Us' is an example of a collective pronoun. What impact could the pronoun 'us' have when used in a text?

A looter stealing from a bank runs away from the speaker.

The speaker and his fellow soldiers shoot at the looter.

The speaker describes the impact of the bullets and the looter dying.

The soldier returns home but cannot forget the memory of the shooting.

The speaker sees the death of the looter in his dreams.

Starting with the first, order the key points of 'Remains' in chronological order.

The way a poem is organised is also known as the ...

The use of punctuation to pause in the middle of a line of poetry is called...

The method where by one line of poetry continues on to the next is known as...

Analysing the Poem 'Remains'

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