an animal that hunts and preys on other animals for food

syllables in a word that are emphasised or pronounced with greater force

a poetic rhythm consisting of four groups of three syllables (each with two unstressed syllables and then a stressed syllable)

repetition of the hissing sound 's' or 'sh' in nearby words

a pair of successive lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length

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

English

Comparing experiences of war in poetry

Understanding the poem 'Exposure'

Analysing the poem 'Exposure'

Understanding the poem ‘War Photographer’ by Carole Satyamurti

Analysing 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

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

a stanza with four lines of the same length

a pair of successive lines of poetry, typically rhyming and of the same length

Which two methods does Byron use in the following quote from 'The Destruction of Sennacherib': "the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea"?

four groups of three syllables per line, two stressed then one unstressed

four groups of three syllables per line, two unstressed then one stressed

four groups of four syllables per line, two unstressed then two stressed

four groups of four syllables per line, two stressed then two unstressed

In 'The Destruction of Sennacherib', Byron uses an extended metaphor to compare the Assyrian soldiers to which natural feature?

Byron's use of form and structure in 'The Destruction of Sennacherib' is very focused on...

King Hezekiah's army battle them in Jerusalem and win

an act of divine intervention - God steps in and destroys the Assyrian army

they all fall ill after eating poisoned fruit

they aren't - Jerusalem is attacked and Sennacherib becomes the leader

In 'The Destruction of Sennacherib', how are the Assyrian army defeated?

the name of the leader of the Assyrian army 

Which of the following is a synonym for the verb 'waxed'?

an irregular pattern of similar sounds at the beginning of lines in a poem 

an irregular pattern of similar sounds at the end of lines in a poem 

a regular pattern of similar sounds at the beginning of lines in a poem 

a regular pattern of similar sounds at the end of lines in a poem 

the order and progression of ideas in a poem

the lengths of lines and stanzas in a poem

the rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in lines

the use of repetition to create a driving rhythm

repetition of syllables at the end of a verse or line 

repetition of words or phrases in the first part of successive clauses

repetition of harsh consonant sounds such as 'p', 't' and 'k'

repetition of the hissing sound 's' or 'sh' in nearby words 

Starter Quiz

In 'The Destruction of Sennacherib', how are the Assyrian army defeated?