lessen the effectiveness or power of something or someone

behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or something

typical of a despot - a ruler who holds absolute power and exercises it in a cruel way

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

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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'

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'

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 or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

there is a ''spot of joy'' in the Duchess' cheek in her portrait

How does the Duke's artwork arguably betray his lack of control in 'My Last Duchess'?

give biographical details about the poet.

In a comparative introduction it is important to...

use correlative conjunctions to explore overarching similarities

use contrasting conjunctions to explore subtle differences

focus on the presentation of big ideas in both poems

Which is not part of the success criteria for a comparative introduction?

successfully integrates context to help them answer the question.

provides an irrelevant contextual piece of information.

"In particular, the noun ‘sneer’ actually portrays the Pharaoh as petty rather than majestic...." This sentence...

"Therefore, both poets could be reflecting their Romantic beliefs, which value the power of art over that of an individual and critiquing those who believe otherwise." This sentence....

Complete the comparative statement:  ''In both 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess', the __________ male figures are __________ portrayed as less powerful than the __________''.

Which two poems from the 'Power and Conflict' poetry anthology explicitly depict a despot?

What is a similarity between 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess'?

An introduction moves from the __________ to the __________.

Which conjunctions can be used to express similarity?

explore the abuse of power by despotic indiviudals.

the portrait of the Duchess in 'My Last Duchess'.

the ''spot of joy'' in the Duchess' cheek.

Match the phrases to create completes sentences that explore similarities between 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess'.

expose the powerlessness of the despots in presenting themselves as supreme.

emphasise the power and success of the despots.

highlight how nature triumphed over both men.

Both the ''sneer of cold command'' present in Ozymandias' visage ('Ozymandias') and the ''spot of joy'' present in the Duchess' cheek (My Last Duchess)...

Starter Quiz

Which two poems from the 'Power and Conflict' poetry anthology explicitly depict a despot?