English Lit: AQA GCSE Poetry - Power & Conflict revision notes

1 Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
- 1.1 Ozymandias Analysis
  1.1.1 Summary
  1.1.2 Key Ideas
  1.1.3 Themes
  1.1.4 Irony & Rhythm
  1.1.5 Key Quotes & Comparisons
  1.1.6 End of Topic Test - Ozymandias
  1.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining Caesura
  1.1.8 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Identifying Caesura
  1.1.9 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Analysing Caesura
2 London - William Blake (1757-1827)
- 2.1 London Analysis
  2.1.1 Summary
  2.1.2 Themes & Structure
  2.1.3 Themes & Structure 2
  2.1.4 Key Quotes & Comparisons
  2.1.5 Exam-Style Questions - London
  2.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining Repetition
  2.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Identifying Repetition
  2.1.8 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Analysing Repetition
3 Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
- 3.1 Storm on the Island Analysis
  3.1.1 Summary & Structure
  3.1.2 Themes
  3.1.3 Themes 2
  3.1.4 Key Quotes & Comparisons
  3.1.5 End of Topic Test - Blake & Heaney
  3.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Fear
4 Exposure - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
- 4.1 Exposure Analysis
  4.1.1 Summary
  4.1.2 Personification
  4.1.3 Themes
  4.1.4 Structure, Key Quotes & Comparisons
  4.1.5 End of Topic Test - Exposure
  4.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Define Personification
  4.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Ident. Personification
5 War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955)
- 5.1 War Photographer Analysis
  5.1.1 Summary
  5.1.2 Themes
  5.1.3 Imagery
  5.1.4 Comparisons & Key Quotes
  5.1.5 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining Similes
  5.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Identifying Similes
6 My Last Duchess - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
- 6.1 My Last Duchess Analysis
  6.1.1 Summary
  6.1.2 Characterisation & Themes
  6.1.3 Structure, Key Quotes & Comparisons
  6.1.4 End of Topic Test - Duffy & Browning
  6.1.5 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Cheating Wife
7 The Prelude - William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
- 7.1 Extract from The Prelude Analysis
  7.1.1 Summary
  7.1.2 Personification & Imagery
  7.1.3 Themes
  7.1.4 Key Quotes & Comparisons
  7.1.5 End of Topic Test - The Prelude
  7.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - "Her"
8 Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson
- 8.1 Charge of the Light Brigade Analysis
  8.1.1 Summary
  8.1.2 Themes
  8.1.3 Rhetorical Techniques, Key Quotes & Comparisons
  8.1.4 End of Topic Test - Charge of the Light Brigade
  8.1.5 Exam-Style Questions - Charge of the Light Brigade
  8.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Tennyson a Soldier?
9 Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes (1930-1998)
- 9.1 Bayonet Charge Analysis
  9.1.1 Summary
  9.1.2 Themes
  9.1.3 Themes 2
  9.1.4 Structure & Key Comparisons
  9.1.5 End of Topic Test - Bayonet Charge
  9.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - NOT COTLB
  9.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Soldier Running Away
10 Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)
- 10.1 Poppies Analysis
  10.1.1 Summary
  10.1.2 Theme of Motherhood
  10.1.3 Imagery
  10.1.4 Form, Structure & Key Comparisons
  10.1.5 End of Topic Test - Poppies
  10.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining Enjambment
11 Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker (Born 1954)
- 11.1 Tissue Analysis
  11.1.1 Summary
  11.1.2 Themes & Symbolism
  11.1.3 Religion & Conflict
  11.1.4 Form, Structure & Key Comparisons
  11.1.5 End of Topic Test - Tissue
12 The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944)
- 12.1 The Emigree Analysis
  12.1.1 Summary & Structure
  12.1.2 Themes
  12.1.3 Key Quotes & Comparisons
  12.1.4 End of Topic Test - The Emigree
  12.1.5 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Emigrant vs Immigrant
13 Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland (Born 1938)
- 13.1 Kamikaze Analysis
  13.1.1 Summary & Structure
  13.1.2 Themes
  13.1.3 Themes 2
  13.1.4 Structure, Quotes & Comparisons
  13.1.5 End of Topic Test - Kamikaze
  13.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining NP
  13.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Identifying NP
14 Checking Out Me History - John Agard (Born 1949)
- 14.1 Checking Out Me History Analysis
  14.1.1 Summary
  14.1.2 Themes
  14.1.3 Key Quotes & Comparisons
  14.1.4 End of Topic Test - Checking Out Me History
15 Remains - Simon Armitage (Born 1963)
- 15.1 Remains Analysis
  15.1.1 Summary
  15.1.2 Themes: Desensitisation &Trauma
  15.1.3 Themes: Guilt
  15.1.4 Themes: Nature of War
  15.1.5 Structure
  15.1.6 Key Quotes & Comparisons
  15.1.7 End of Topic Test - Remains
  15.1.8 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Casual Tone
16 Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons
- 16.1 Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons
  16.1.1 Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons
17 Recap: Main Quotes
- 17.1 Recap: Main Quotes
  17.1.1 Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
  17.1.2 London - William Blake (1757-1827)
  17.1.3 Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
  17.1.4 Exposure - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
  17.1.5 War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955)
  17.1.6 My Last Duchess - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
  17.1.7 The Prelude - William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
  17.1.8 Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson
  17.1.9 Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes (1930-1998)
  17.1.10 Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)
  17.1.11 Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker (Born 1954)
  17.1.12 The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944)
  17.1.13 Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland (Born 1938)
  17.1.14 Checking Out Me History - John Agard (Born 1949)
  17.1.15 Remains - Simon Armitage (Born 1963)

1 Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

1.1 Ozymandias Analysis

2 London - William Blake (1757-1827)

2.1 London Analysis

3 Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)

3.1 Storm on the Island Analysis

4 Exposure - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)

4.1 Exposure Analysis

5 War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955)

5.1 War Photographer Analysis

6 My Last Duchess - Robert Browning (1812-1889)

6.1 My Last Duchess Analysis

7 The Prelude - William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

7.1 Extract from The Prelude Analysis

8 Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson

8.1 Charge of the Light Brigade Analysis

9 Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes (1930-1998)

9.1 Bayonet Charge Analysis

10 Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)

10.1 Poppies Analysis

11 Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker (Born 1954)

11.1 Tissue Analysis

12 The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944)

12.1 The Emigree Analysis

13 Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland (Born 1938)

13.1 Kamikaze Analysis

14 Checking Out Me History - John Agard (Born 1949)

14.1 Checking Out Me History Analysis

15 Remains - Simon Armitage (Born 1963)

15.1 Remains Analysis

16 Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons

16.1 Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons

17 Recap: Main Quotes

17.1 Recap: Main Quotes