1. 1.To develop an understanding of the poem 2.To develop awareness of how narrative voice is used in poetry. Key Skills Key Skills: Communication Working with others Improving own learning and performance

2.  Born: 22 February 1914  University of Birmingham – BA, MA  Teacher and journalist  Called up: 1941 – Japanese translator  BBC playwright and poet  Died: 8 December 1986

3. Click to hear the poem being read by the poet

4. Read the Poem Carefully…  There are two speakers in this poem. – Explain who they are and what they are doing or thinking. – Use a highlighter to show the separate speaker’s lines – Optional: with a partner, prepare a reading of this poem.  The poem is supposed to be split into five stanzas. – Mark these breaks on your sheets. – Explain your decisions.

5.  Underline every word that you associate with guns or weapons in red.  Underline every word that you associate with natural or peaceful feelings in green.

6.  Explain why you think the poet has joined these two very different elements?  Find the repetition in each stanza and underline it. – Why do you think the poet used this technique? Key words Key words: puncontrastjuxtaposition

7.  Write a paragraph explaining why you think this poem is successful. Key words Key words: puncontrast juxtapositionimagery