CONFLICT POETRY – PAST PAPER QUESTIONS – HIGHER TIER
May 2011
1) Compare how poets present the effects of conflict in ‘Belfast
Confetti’ and one other poem from Conflict.
2) 2) Compare how poets present the experience of soldiers in ‘Bayonet
Charge’ and one other poem from conflict.
January 2012
1) Compare how the poets use language to present strong feelings in
‘Poppies’ and one other poem from Conflict.
2) Compare how poets show attitudes to war in ‘Futility’ and one other
poem from Conflict.
May 2012
1) Compare how poets present the effects of war in ‘Mametz Wood’ and
one other poem from Conflict.
2) Compare how poets present bravery in ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’
and one other poem from Conflict.
January 2013
1) Compare the ways poets show how conflict and war affect feelings
about a place in ‘At the Border, 1979’ and one other poem from
Conflict.
2) Compare the methods poets use to present their points of view in
‘next to of course god America I’ and in one other poem from
conflict.
May 2013
1) Compare the ways the poets present ideas about power in ‘Hawk
Roosting’ and in one other poem from Conflict.
2) Compare the ways the poets present the destructive impact of
conflict in ‘The Yellow palm’ and one other poem from Conflict.
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