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Anthology Poetry Revision Booklet

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A Poison Tree by William Blake Quick questions

1. What is the poet’s overall message? 2. What do you think the poem is saying about the effects of anger? 3. Why has Blake used the extended metaphor of the tree? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: why has Blake used the ballad form?

Quick comparison task

1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for A Poison Tree and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems A Poison Tree and Half-caste express the strong negative emotion of anger.

Sample exam questions

1. Re-read A Poison Tree. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how strong emotions are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:

• poet’s use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written

2. Re-read A Poison Tree. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the power of humans is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read A Poison Tree. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the effect of conflict is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



The Destruction of Sennacherib by Lord Byron Quick questions

1. Briefly summarise what the poem is about. 2. How does the poem convey the power of god? 3. How does Byron present the Assyrian in the first stanza? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: what meter is used and what effect does it have?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for The Destruction of Sennacherib and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems The Destruction of Sennacherib and What Were They Like? use images of nature.


1. Re-read The Destruction of Sennacherib. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how natural imagery is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read The Destruction of Sennacherib. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how powerful figures are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read The Destruction of Sennacherib. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how an overwhelming event is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



Extract from The Prelude by William Wordsworth Quick questions

1. What do you think Wordsworth is saying about man’s relationship with nature?

2. How do the narrator’s feelings change over the course of the poem? 3. Give an example of the personification of the mountain. What is the effect of

this? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: what is the effect of Wordsworth’s use of iambic pentameter?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for The Prelude and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems The Prelude and Exposure use personification.


1. Re-read Extract from The Prelude. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the power of nature is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read Extract from the Prelude. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how inner turmoil is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read Extract from The Prelude. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how fear is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy Quick questions

1. What is the poet’s feeling towards war? What quotation demonstrates this?

2. Why do we never learn either of the men’s names in the poem? 3. How are parallels used in the poem? What is the effect? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: why is the narrative perspective different between the title and rest

of the poem? Quick comparison task

1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for The Man He Killed and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems The Man He Killed and Exposure explore the futility of war.


1. Re-read The Man He Killed. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the reality of conflict is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read The Man He Killed. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how traumatic experiences are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read The Man He Killed. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how negative memories are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti Quick questions

1. Does the tone of the poem change at all? Why do you think this is?

2. What is the overriding emotion in the poem? What evidence can you select to support this?

3. What effect do the verbs in the poem have? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: why has the ballad form been used?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for Cousin Kate and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems Cousin Kate and The Class Game explore an imbalance of power between people.


1. Re-read Cousin Kate. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how conflict between individuals is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read Cousin Kate. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how upsetting experiences are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read Cousin Kate Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how power is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



Half-caste by John Agard Quick questions

1. Summarise what the poem is about. 2. How does the poet mock those who use the derogatory term ‘half-caste’? What

examples can you select? 3. Why does Agard use Picasso, Tchaikovsky and English weather in the poem? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: what effect does the poet’s use of free verse form alongside a lack

of punctuation have in the poem? Quick comparison task

1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for Half-caste and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems Half Caste and Catrin use free verse.


1. Re-read Half-caste. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how strong emotions are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read Half-caste. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how a strong sense of identity is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read Half-caste. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the power of humans is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



Exposure by Wilfred Owen Quick questions

1. Why does the speaker of the poem personify the weather? What effect does it have?

2. Describe the speaker’s mood in the poem. 3. How is alliteration used in the poem? What examples can you select and what

is the effect? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: what is the effect of the half rhyme in the poem? Why has it been

used? Quick comparison task

2. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for Exposure and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems Exposure and What Were They Like? present the damaging effect of war.


1. Re-read Exposure. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how war is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read Exposure. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how a sense of hopelessness is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read Exposure. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the power of nature is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Quick questions

1. Write a brief summary of what happens in each stanza of the poem.

2. How does the narrator feel about the actions of the Light Brigade? How can you tell? 3. What effect does repetition have in the poem? What examples can you find? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: why is the ode form used?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for The Charge of the Light Brigade and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems The Charge of the Light Brigade and The Destruction of Sennacherib use a strong rhythm.


1. Re-read The Charge of the Light Brigade. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how authority is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read The Charge of the Light Brigade. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the effect of conflict is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read The Charge of the Light Brigade. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how a significant event is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



Catrin by Gillian Clarke Quick questions

1. What reasons can you give for why the poem is split into two stanzas?

2. How does the mother feel about her daughter? 3. What is the significance of the metaphor ‘red rope of love’? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: why is the poem written in free verse?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for Catrin and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems Catrin and Cousin Kate discuss the negative side of love.


1. Re-read Catrin. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how memory is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read Catrin. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how tension is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read Catrin. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how identity is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



War Photographer by Carole Satyamurti Quick questions

1. Summarise what the poem is about. 2. What is the effect of the ellipsis in stanza four? Why might it have been used? 3. What is the effect of the repetition of ‘-as’ at the start of stanza two and three?

What does it suggest about the photographer? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: what ethical issues does the poem explore?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for War Photographer and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems War Photographer and The Man He Killed present the effect of conflict on individuals.


1. Re-read War Photographer. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how traumatic experiences are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read War Photographer. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the reality of conflict is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read War Photographer. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how individual experiences are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



Belfast Confetti by Ciaran Carson Quick questions

1. Describe the speaker’s feelings in the poem. 2. Where does the term ‘Belfast confetti’ come from and what does it mean? 3. What is the effect of line length in the poem? Why has it been used in this way? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: why has the free verse form been used?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for Belfast Confetti and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems Belfast Confetti and Poppies explore individual experiences of conflict.


1. Re-read Belfast Confetti. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how feelings of vulnerability are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read Belfast Confetti. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how conflict is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read Belfast Confetti. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how an overwhelming event is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



The Class Game by Mary Casey Quick questions

1. What class is the speaker of the poem from? How do you know?

2. What examples of humour can you find in the poem and what effect do they have?

3. How does the last rhetorical question of the poem differ from the others and what is the effect / tone created?

4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: what is the significance of the title of the poem?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for The Class Game and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems The Class Game and Cousin Kate explore social attitudes.


1. Re-read The Class Game. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how a strong sense of identity is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read The Class Game. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how tension is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read The Class Game. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how an accusing tone is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



Poppies by Jane Weir

Quick questions

1. What do you think the overall message of the poem is? 2. Describe the speaker’s mood in the poem. 3. Why are there so many references to the mother touching things? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: why have so many time phrases been used in the poem?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for Poppies and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems Poppies and Exposure highlight the impact of war on the individual.


1. Re-read Poppies. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how loss and absence is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read Poppies. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the effects of conflict is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read Poppies. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how individual experiences are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



No Problem by Benjamin Zephaniah

Quick questions

1. Summarise what the poem is about. 2. What is the speaker’s mood in the poem? 3. Why has non-standard English been used? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: why has an alternate rhyme scheme been used in the poem?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for No Problem and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems No Problem and Half-caste use non-standard English.


1. Re-read No Problem. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how strong feelings are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read No Problem. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how tension between people is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read No Problem. Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how individual experiences are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



What Were They Like? by Denise Levertov

Quick questions

1. What do you think the overall message of the poem is? 2. How are metaphors used in the poem? What examples can you identify? 3. Why does the poem use a question and answer format? 4. What three relevant links to context can you make? 5. Challenge: what is the effect of having two different speakers in the poem?


1. Write five ‘Both…’ statements for What Were They Like? and other poems from the conflict anthology that you could compare it to. e.g. Both the poems What Were They Like? and Charge of the Light Brigade explore the consequences of war on groups of people.


1. Re-read What Were They Like? Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how loss and absence is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



2. Re-read What Were They Like? Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the effects of conflict are presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



3. Re-read What Were They Like? Choose one other poem from the conflict anthology. Compare how the reality of conflict is presented in the two poems. In your answer, you should consider the:



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