Analysing the poem 'War Photographer'

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'

Analysing the Poem 'Remains'

Understanding the poem 'Poppies'

Analysing the poem 'Poppies'

Understanding 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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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.

Which emotion is *not* explored in Duffy's 'War Photographer'?

Which word best suggests the way in which the horrors of war haunt the photographer in Duffy's 'War Photographer'?

In 'War Photographer', which technique is used to show the separation of the photographer's hometown with the war zones?

there are two of equal length and two that subvert this pattern

What is true of the stanzas in 'War Photographer'?

The structure of the poem 'War Photographer' can be described as...

to show the stagnant indifference of citizens away from war zones

Why might Duffy have chosen a predictable structure for the poem 'War Photographer'?

Who may Duffy have based her poem 'War Photographer' on?

Which war might the poem 'War Photographer' be based on?

In Duffy's 'War Photographer', the reference to pain that is "ordinary", suggests the relative {{ }} of the photographer's home country compared to the war zones he photographs.

Why might the war photographer in Duffy's 'War Photographer' see his job as a sacred duty?

being indifferent to suffering in war zones

What does Duffy accuse the reader/citizens of in the final stanza of the poem 'War Photographer'?

What tone does there seem to be in the final stanza of Duffy's 'War photographer'?

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