Poetry anthology: first study

33 topics

1. An introduction to themes in the Power and Conflict poetry anthology
2. Understanding the connections between Romanticism and Shelley's 'Ozymandias'
3. Analysing the concept of power in Shelley's 'Ozymandias'
4. Understanding the poem 'London'
5. Analysing ideas of power and conflict in Blake's 'London'
6. Writing introductions and topic sentences for poetry comparison
7. Understanding the poem 'Extract from the Prelude'
8. Analysing the poem 'Extract from The Prelude'
9. Comparing Romantic poets' attitudes to nature
10. Power and Conflict poetry: developing comparative essay writing skills
11. Understanding the poem 'My Last Duchess'
12. Analysing the poem 'My Last Duchess'
13. Comparing the presentation of power in 'My Last Duchess' and 'Ozymandias'
14. Understanding the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'
15. Analysing the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'
16. Understanding the poem 'Exposure'
17. Analysing the poem 'Exposure'
18. Understanding the poem 'Bayonet Charge'
19. Analysing the poem 'Bayonet Charge'
20. Comparing conflict in war poems from the Power and Conflict anthology
21. Understanding the poem 'Storm on the Island'
22. Analysing the poem 'Storm on the Island'
23. Understanding the poem 'Remains'
24. Analysing the Poem 'Remains'
25. Developing interpretations of ‘Remains’ with Simon Armitage
26. Understanding the poem 'Poppies'
27. Analysing the poem 'Poppies'
28. Understanding the poem 'War Photographer'
29. Analysing the poem 'War Photographer'
30. Comparing 'Poppies' and Duffy's 'War Photographer'
31. Understanding the Poem 'Kamikaze'
32. Analysing the Poem 'Kamikaze'
33. Comparing 'Power and Conflict' war poems

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