a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject

a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

something (such as a picture or symbol) that stands for something else

something that joins or connects two or more things

Exploring and responding to the Eduqas poetry anthology

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

Looking at themes within an anthology can help you form {{ }} between poems.

How many poems in the Eduqas anthology begin with the word "I"?

The title 'The Schoolboy' suggests which of the following themes?

The words "outcast", "alone", and "lost" have connotations of __________.

Which of the following themes might we connect with the title 'Kamikaze'?

Something that joins two or more things is a __________.

The emotions that a text evokes in the reader is called which of the following?

Which of the following is the definition of the 'theme' of a text?

Which verb beginning with 'r' means 'to stand for something else, such as through a picture or symbol'?

Which of these words suggests a sense of isolation?

Which of the following is the definition of nostalgia?

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