when the writer makes subtle hints about what is to come

showing an interest in dark or unpleasant subjects, particularly death

Analysing Hardy's presentation of the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

English

Exploring the Eduqas poetry anthology

Understanding ideas of patriotism and optimism in Brooke's 'The Soldier'

Analysing Brooke's presentation of England and patriotism in 'The Soldier'

Considering the context of Sheers' 'Mametz Wood' and the futility of war

Analysing how Sheers presents the brutality and legacy of war in 'Mametz Wood'

Understanding how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Analysing how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Developing interpretations of ‘The Manhunt’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding how Hardy presents the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

Understanding the realities of war in Owen's 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

Analysing how Owen presents the realities of war in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

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

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

Understanding ideas of power and corruption in Blake's 'London'

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

Critical attitudes to powerful institutions in 'London' and 'Ozymandias'

Understanding ideas of community and resilience in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Analysing ideas of community and faith in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Understanding how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Analysing how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Understanding the presentation of love in Browning's 'Sonnet 43'

Analysing how Browning presents love in 'Sonnet 43'

Understanding how the woman is presented in Byron's 'She Walks in Beauty'

Analysing how Byron presents the woman in 'She Walks in Beauty'

Understanding ideas of time, family, and pessimism in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Analysing ideas of time and loss of innocence in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Understanding 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Analysing 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Understanding 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Analysing 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Comparing how poets explore the experience of war in the Eduqas anthology

Comparing how poets explore relationships in the Eduqas anthology

Analysing model answers on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Planning a written response on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Writing excellent comparative essays on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

In 'Poetry anthology', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems. In 'Poetry anthology 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 'Poetry anthology', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

In this unit, pupis explore 14 of the 18 poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about 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 during the unit.

Poetry anthology: first study

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Which methods come under the term 'figurative language?

creates the impression the wife is isolated

What is the effect of pathetic fallacy in 'A Wife in London' by Hardy?

Which quotation from 'A Wife in London' suggests a false hope and emphasises the waste of life lost in war?

What could the regular and predictable rhyme scheme used in 'A Wife in London' show? 

Using third person gives 'A Wife in London' a feeling of ...

the robotic nature of the delivery of the news 

the wife’s shock as she struggles to process the devastating news

What might the use of punctuation in this line from 'A Wife in London' show: "He - has fallen - in the far South Land …"? 

Hardy was pro-war and thought war was unnecessary.

Hardy was anti-war and thought war was a waste of human life.

Hardy didn't live through any wars, and had no real opinion on them.

when the writer makes subtle hints about what is to come.

when the writer makes a direct comparison between two things

when the writer exaggerates details in their description for dramatic effect

What person are the pronouns 'he', 'she' and 'they' written in?

When human emotions are given to non-human objects found in nature, this is known as...

"Like a waning taper The street-lamp glimmers cold"

Which example from 'A Wife in London' is a simile?

The way a poem is organised is the {{}} of the poem.

Starter Quiz

What did Thomas Hardy believe about war?