Poetry
How to revise
• Create a grid for form/structure/language –
linking each to the
ideas/messages/themes/feelings in each
poem
• Find similarities & differences between each
poem
Structure
Introduction: AO1: Introduce ideas in both poem – linking to question – setting up how they are similar
& different
For A*: set up a debate & ask a rhetorical Q
Eg.Could it be that ‘The Flag’ reflects a more powerful message because...?
2nd Para: Compare the forms of the poems. QUOTE – how does this link to the
ideas/message/feelings/themes of poem
3rd Para: Compare the structure of the poems QUOTE – how does this link to the
ideas/message/feelings/themes of poem
4th Para: Compare the language of the poems QUOTE – how does this link to the
ideas/message/feelings/themes of poem
(you may want to analyse the language in paragraphs 2 & 3 also)
5th Para: Bring ideas together & explore– comparing/contrasting messages in the poems
Conclusion: Consider which is more effective & answer the rhetorical Q in your
Questions
• Compare how the consequences of conflict is
presented in “Falling Leaves” in comparison to
another poem
• Compare how patriotism is presented in “Charge
of the Light Brigade” with one other poem.
• Compare how poets show strong feelings in
“Poppies” with one other poem.
Compare how poets show strong
feelings in “Poppies” with one other
poem.
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Indicative Content
Examiners are encouraged to reward any valid interpretations. Answers might, however, include
some of the following:
AO1
Feelings of nurture and protection
Feelings of fear, loss and bereavement
Ideas about fragility and vulnerability
AO2
Use and effects of war / pain imagery
Use and effects of textile imagery
Juxtaposition of contrasting images
Creation of tone through tense, enjambment and language
AO3
Some features of the poem chosen dealt with and compared to ‘Poppies’, such as:
Maternal points of view in ‘The Right Word’
Ideas about waste of nurtured life in ‘Futility’
Use of imagery in ‘Flag’ or ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’
Ideas about fragility in ‘The Falling Leaves’