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

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.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

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