behaviour that is very cruel or violent and showing no feelings for others

regarding, representing, or treating (a person or group) as less than human

a plosive consonant is an abrupt sound made by closing the mouth then releasing a burst of breath

certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented

domination of a people or area by a foreign state or nation

Analysing ideas of war and inevitability in Hardy’s ‘Drummer Hodge’

English

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 11 of the 15 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

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Arguably, the imagery of stars in Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge' links to ideas of __________.

In Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge', which of the following happened to Drummer Hodge's body?

Typically, which of the following do we associate with plosive consonants?

'Behaviour that is very cruel or violent and showing no feelings for others' is the definition of which of the following?

'Regarding, representing, or treating (a person or group) as less than human' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?

By creating the image of Drummer Hodge's body becoming part of the land in 'Drummer Hodge', Hardy is arguably referencing which of the following?

The poem depicts a soldier who is haunted by the war.

The poem depicts a soldier struggling with physical injuries after the war.

The poem depicts the unceremonial burial of a soldier during war.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge'?

Which of the following is the context of Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge'?

'Certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented' is the definition of which of the following?

'The development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?

Potentially, the use of regular rhyme might indicate which of the following?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Analysing ideas of war and inevitability in Hardy’s ‘Drummer Hodge’

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.