1. AQA GCSE POETRY EXAM
CONFLICT

2. L.O. By the end of this session you will be able to:
Use an acronym to help remember exam techniques
Comment on each CONFLICT poem in detail
Sort the poems into themes
Create your own exam- style questions for revision
Write an exam-style answer

3. POETIC – Remember this acronym!
Purpose: the meaning of the poem
Organisation: rhyme scheme, line length, lines per stanza, repetition, structure, layout, end stopped lines, number of stanzas
Emotive tone: (feelings the poem expresses) sad, wistful, angry, scathing, ironic, celebratory
Techniques: metaphor, simile, personification, repetition, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, letter sounds, enjambment, oxymoron
Individual words: any key words or phrases
Contrast: opposites (there will always be contrast in a well- written poem)

5. Futility

19. THEMES Causes of Conflict 6. Divided Society
Effects of Conflict 7. Patriotism
Reality of Battles 8. Individual Experiences
Nature 9. Death
Sadness and Loss 10. Helplessness
Task 1:
In your group, discuss and sort each poem into the above themes. You must be ready to give at least one reason for your decisions!

20. 1. Causes of Conflict
The Yellow Palm Hawk Roosting Next to of course god america I Flag The Right Word

21. 2. Effects of Conflict
Futility The Charge of the Light Brigade Bayonet Charge Poppies Out of the Blue ‘Come on, Come Back’

22. 3. Reality of Battles
The Charge of the Light Brigade Bayonet Charge Belfast Confetti Mametz Wood Futility Hawk Roosting

23. 4. Nature
Hawk Roosting The Falling Leaves Mametz Wood Bayonet Charge Out of the Blue The Yellow Palm

24. 5. Sadness and Loss
Futility The Falling Leaves ‘Come On, Come Back’ Poppies The Charge of the Light Brigade Out of the Blue

25. 6. Divided Society
The Right Word At The Border, 1979 Belfast Confetti The Yellow Palm Flag Next to of course god america I

26. 7. Patriotism
The Charge of the Light Brigade Next to of course god america I Flag ‘Come On, Come Back’ At the Border, 1979

27. 8. Individual Experiences
Out of the Blue Poppies The Right Word At the Border, 1979 ‘Come On, Come Back’ Bayonet Charge

28. 9. Death
Out of the Blue ‘Come On, Come Back’ Mametz Wood Hawk Roosting Futility The Charge of the Light Brigade The Falling Leaves

29. 10. Helplessness
At the Border, 1979 Belfast Confetti Out of the Blue Futility The Charge of the Light Brigade The Falling Leaves Poppies

30. Create your own question!
Example from theme 2: Comparing ‘Come On, Come Back’ and The Charge of the Light Brigade, discuss the poets’ attitudes to the effects of conflict.