Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/10-1-2-theme-of-motherhood [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [GCSE](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse.md) › [English Lit](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature.md) › [AQA](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa.md) › [English Lit: AQA GCSE Poetry - Power & Conflict](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict.md) › Theme of Motherhood # Theme of Motherhood English Lit: AQA GCSE Poetry - Power & Conflict, topic 10.1.2 ## A Mother's Grief The poem is a depiction of a mother’s pain and grief as she sends her son to war. Here are the techniques used to emphasise her grief: ### Metaphor and rule of three ![Metaphor and rule of three](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/e49594c2-da18-40f0-ace4-993dbef1bb76/shutterstock_726166534.jpg) - “All my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt”. - This indicates that the mother’s grief and fear has left her speechless. ### Metaphor and simile ![Metaphor and simile](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/71c46232-55a7-477c-8fb8-266c4ef0e32d/shutterstock_2034101.jpg) - “On reaching the top of the hill I traced / the inscriptions on the war memorial, / leaned against it like a wishbone”. - Climbing to the top of the hill could be a metaphor for her struggle to deal with the grief of sending her son to war. ### Caesura ![Caesura](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/423bdbcb-c569-4001-9b20-8a19b6072328/shutterstock_326257640.jpg) - "I listened, hoping to hear / your playground voice catching on the wind." - The caesura (breaks in the line) in the last stanza could indicate her faltering voice as she is on the verge of tears. ## Parents Letting Children Go The poem explores the difficulty parents face of allowing their children to become independent and enter the world and all the dangers it brings. Weir explores this idea through symbolism and similes: ### Opening the door symbol ![Opening the door symbol](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/967e8ce2-7214-4569-a755-0b1dd45aaec9/shutterstock_541132384.jpg) - “to the front door, threw / it open”. - You could argue that this is symbolic of the mother accepting her son’s choice. ### Freeing a song bird symbol ![Freeing a song bird symbol](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/9a15bb23-3c8e-438d-972b-943fa640a640/shutterstock_550797529.jpg) - “Released a song bird from its cage”. - This could reflect her acknowledging and trying to come to terms with her son’s desire for freedom and independence. ### Flying from the pear tree symbol ![Flying from the pear tree symbol](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/7f65917a-d237-4831-b83d-df39fa0bec5d/shutterstock_63021532.jpg) - “Later a single dove flew from the pear tree”. - This could reflect her acknowledging and trying to come to terms with her son’s desire for freedom and independence. ### Treasure chest simile ![Treasure chest simile](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2025-09/34c285c7-9286-40fb-b971-510a7abe9419/ccfa3997-a14e-4c53-8a9d-257cc446389b.png) - “the world overflowing / like a treasure chest”. - This simile indicates that the mother recognises her son’s excitement and is understanding about the opportunities that await him. ## Maternal Love The mother's love for her son is emphasised throughout the poem through these techniques: ### Possessive pronouns ![Possessive pronouns](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/a80ebf49-cba3-4b3d-89c0-44ecc4608de0/shutterstock_186314456.jpg) - Use of possessive pronouns “I” and “your” throughout the poem give a sense of the close bond between mother and son. ### Tactile images ![Tactile images](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/72d1ad22-7bd1-4327-8da6-d5e52abaa636/shutterstock_666865660.jpg) - “run my fingers through the gelled / blackthorns of your hair”. - “I traced / the inscriptions on the war memorial". - Tactile (relating to touch) images emphasise the mother's desire for closeness. ## Test yourself on Theme of Motherhood - What techniques are being used in this quote showing the mother's grief?_“All my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt”_ - _“On **reaching the top of the hill** I traced / the inscriptions on the war memorial, / leaned against it like a wishbone”_.What might the mother climbing to the top of the hill symbolise in this quote? - Which of these quotes are symbolic of the mother letting her son go in Poppies? - What techniques does Weir use to emphasise the mother's love for her son? - "I" and "your" are used frequently throughout Poppies. What are they examples of? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/fdcef0a0-22db-11e8-9b74-f9cf15791499/section/f48a44a0-239d-11e8-9b74-f9cf15791499/session) - Previous topic: [10.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/10-1-1-summary.md) - Next topic: [10.1.3 Imagery](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/10-1-3-imagery.md) ## English Lit: AQA GCSE Poetry - Power & Conflict contents ### 1 Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) - 1.1 Ozymandias Analysis - [1.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/1-1-1-summary.md) - [1.1.2 Key Ideas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/1-1-2-key-ideas.md) - [1.1.3 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/1-1-3-themes.md) - [1.1.4 Irony & Rhythm](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/1-1-4-irony-and-rhythm.md) - [1.1.5 Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/1-1-5-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [1.1.6 End of Topic Test - Ozymandias](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/1-1-6-end-of-topic-test-ozymandias.md) - [1.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining Caesura](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/1-1-7-diagnostic-misconceptions-defining-caesura.md) - [1.1.8 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Identifying Caesura](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/1-1-8-diagnostic-misconceptions-identifying-caesura.md) - [1.1.9 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Analysing Caesura](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/1-1-9-diagnostic-misconceptions-analysing-caesura.md) ### 2 London - William Blake (1757-1827) - 2.1 London Analysis - [2.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/2-1-1-summary.md) - [2.1.2 Themes & Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/2-1-2-themes-and-structure.md) - [2.1.3 Themes & Structure 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/2-1-3-themes-and-structure-2.md) - [2.1.4 Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/2-1-4-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [2.1.5 Exam-Style Questions - London](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/2-1-5-exam-style-questions-london.md) - [2.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining Repetition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/2-1-6-diagnostic-misconceptions-defining-repetition.md) - [2.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Identifying Repetition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/2-1-7-diagnostic-misconceptions-identifying-repetition.md) - [2.1.8 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Analysing Repetition](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/2-1-8-diagnostic-misconceptions-analysing-repetition.md) ### 3 Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) - 3.1 Storm on the Island Analysis - [3.1.1 Summary & Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/3-1-1-summary-and-structure.md) - [3.1.2 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/3-1-2-themes.md) - [3.1.3 Themes 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/3-1-3-themes-2.md) - [3.1.4 Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/3-1-4-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [3.1.5 End of Topic Test - Blake & Heaney](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/3-1-5-end-of-topic-test-blake-and-heaney.md) - [3.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Fear](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/3-1-6-diagnostic-misconceptions-fear.md) ### 4 Exposure - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) - 4.1 Exposure Analysis - [4.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/4-1-1-summary.md) - [4.1.2 Personification](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/4-1-2-personification.md) - [4.1.3 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/4-1-3-themes.md) - [4.1.4 Structure, Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/4-1-4-structure-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [4.1.5 End of Topic Test - Exposure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/4-1-5-end-of-topic-test-exposure.md) - [4.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Define Personification](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/4-1-6-diagnostic-misconceptions-define-personification.md) - [4.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Ident. Personification](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/4-1-7-diagnostic-misconceptions-ident-personification.md) ### 5 War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955) - 5.1 War Photographer Analysis - [5.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/5-1-1-summary.md) - [5.1.2 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/5-1-2-themes.md) - [5.1.3 Imagery](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/5-1-3-imagery.md) - [5.1.4 Comparisons & Key Quotes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/5-1-4-comparisons-and-key-quotes.md) - [5.1.5 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining Similes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/5-1-5-diagnostic-misconceptions-defining-similes.md) - [5.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Identifying Similes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/5-1-6-diagnostic-misconceptions-identifying-similes.md) ### 6 My Last Duchess - Robert Browning (1812-1889) - 6.1 My Last Duchess Analysis - [6.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/6-1-1-summary.md) - [6.1.2 Characterisation & Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/6-1-2-characterisation-and-themes.md) - [6.1.3 Structure, Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/6-1-3-structure-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [6.1.4 End of Topic Test - Duffy & Browning](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/6-1-4-end-of-topic-test-duffy-and-browning.md) - [6.1.5 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Cheating Wife](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/6-1-5-diagnostic-misconceptions-cheating-wife.md) ### 7 The Prelude - William Wordsworth (1770-1850) - 7.1 Extract from The Prelude Analysis - [7.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/7-1-1-summary.md) - [7.1.2 Personification & Imagery](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/7-1-2-personification-and-imagery.md) - [7.1.3 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/7-1-3-themes.md) - [7.1.4 Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/7-1-4-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [7.1.5 End of Topic Test - The Prelude](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/7-1-5-end-of-topic-test-the-prelude.md) - [7.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - "Her"](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/7-1-6-diagnostic-misconceptions-her.md) ### 8 Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson - 8.1 Charge of the Light Brigade Analysis - [8.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/8-1-1-summary.md) - [8.1.2 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/8-1-2-themes.md) - [8.1.3 Rhetorical Techniques, Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/8-1-3-rhetorical-techniques-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [8.1.4 End of Topic Test - Charge of the Light Brigade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/8-1-4-end-of-topic-test-charge-of-the-light-brigade.md) - [8.1.5 Exam-Style Questions - Charge of the Light Brigade](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/8-1-5-exam-style-questions-charge-of-the-light-brigade.md) - [8.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Tennyson a Soldier?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/8-1-6-diagnostic-misconceptions-tennyson-a-soldier.md) ### 9 Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes (1930-1998) - 9.1 Bayonet Charge Analysis - [9.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/9-1-1-summary.md) - [9.1.2 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/9-1-2-themes.md) - [9.1.3 Themes 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/9-1-3-themes-2.md) - [9.1.4 Structure & Key Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/9-1-4-structure-and-key-comparisons.md) - [9.1.5 End of Topic Test - Bayonet Charge](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/9-1-5-end-of-topic-test-bayonet-charge.md) - [9.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - NOT COTLB](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/9-1-6-diagnostic-misconceptions-not-cotlb.md) - [9.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Soldier Running Away](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/9-1-7-diagnostic-misconceptions-soldier-running-away.md) ### 10 Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963) - 10.1 Poppies Analysis - [10.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/10-1-1-summary.md) - [10.1.2 Theme of Motherhood](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/10-1-2-theme-of-motherhood.md) - [10.1.3 Imagery](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/10-1-3-imagery.md) - [10.1.4 Form, Structure & Key Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/10-1-4-form-structure-and-key-comparisons.md) - [10.1.5 End of Topic Test - Poppies](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/10-1-5-end-of-topic-test-poppies.md) - [10.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining Enjambment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/10-1-6-diagnostic-misconceptions-defining-enjambment.md) ### 11 Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker (Born 1954) - 11.1 Tissue Analysis - [11.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/11-1-1-summary.md) - [11.1.2 Themes & Symbolism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/11-1-2-themes-and-symbolism.md) - [11.1.3 Religion & Conflict](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/11-1-3-religion-and-conflict.md) - [11.1.4 Form, Structure & Key Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/11-1-4-form-structure-and-key-comparisons.md) - [11.1.5 End of Topic Test - Tissue](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/11-1-5-end-of-topic-test-tissue.md) ### 12 The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944) - 12.1 The Emigree Analysis - [12.1.1 Summary & Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/12-1-1-summary-and-structure.md) - [12.1.2 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/12-1-2-themes.md) - [12.1.3 Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/12-1-3-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [12.1.4 End of Topic Test - The Emigree](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/12-1-4-end-of-topic-test-the-emigree.md) - [12.1.5 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Emigrant vs Immigrant](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/12-1-5-diagnostic-misconceptions-emigrant-vs-immigrant.md) ### 13 Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland (Born 1938) - 13.1 Kamikaze Analysis - [13.1.1 Summary & Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/13-1-1-summary-and-structure.md) - [13.1.2 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/13-1-2-themes.md) - [13.1.3 Themes 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/13-1-3-themes-2.md) - [13.1.4 Structure, Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/13-1-4-structure-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [13.1.5 End of Topic Test - Kamikaze](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/13-1-5-end-of-topic-test-kamikaze.md) - [13.1.6 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Defining NP](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/13-1-6-diagnostic-misconceptions-defining-np.md) - [13.1.7 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Identifying NP](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/13-1-7-diagnostic-misconceptions-identifying-np.md) ### 14 Checking Out Me History - John Agard (Born 1949) - 14.1 Checking Out Me History Analysis - [14.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/14-1-1-summary.md) - [14.1.2 Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/14-1-2-themes.md) - [14.1.3 Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/14-1-3-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [14.1.4 End of Topic Test - Checking Out Me History](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/14-1-4-end-of-topic-test-checking-out-me-history.md) ### 15 Remains - Simon Armitage (Born 1963) - 15.1 Remains Analysis - [15.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/15-1-1-summary.md) - [15.1.2 Themes: Desensitisation &Trauma](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/15-1-2-themes-desensitisation-andtrauma.md) - [15.1.3 Themes: Guilt](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/15-1-3-themes-guilt.md) - [15.1.4 Themes: Nature of War](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/15-1-4-themes-nature-of-war.md) - [15.1.5 Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/15-1-5-structure.md) - [15.1.6 Key Quotes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/15-1-6-key-quotes-and-comparisons.md) - [15.1.7 End of Topic Test - Remains](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/15-1-7-end-of-topic-test-remains.md) - [15.1.8 Diagnostic Misconceptions - Casual Tone](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/15-1-8-diagnostic-misconceptions-casual-tone.md) ### 16 Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons - 16.1 Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons - [16.1.1 Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/16-1-1-grade-9-themes-and-comparisons.md) ### 17 Recap: Main Quotes - 17.1 Recap: Main Quotes - [17.1.1 Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-1-ozymandias-percy-bysshe-shelley-1792-1822.md) - [17.1.2 London - William Blake (1757-1827)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-2-london-william-blake-1757-1827.md) - [17.1.3 Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-3-storm-on-the-island-seamus-heaney-1939-2013.md) - [17.1.4 Exposure - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-4-exposure-wilfred-owen-1893-1918.md) - [17.1.5 War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-5-war-photographer-carol-ann-duffy-born-1955.md) - [17.1.6 My Last Duchess - Robert Browning (1812-1889)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-6-my-last-duchess-robert-browning-1812-1889.md) - [17.1.7 The Prelude - William Wordsworth (1770-1850)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-7-the-prelude-william-wordsworth-1770-1850.md) - [17.1.8 Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-8-charge-of-the-light-brigade-alfred-tennyson.md) - [17.1.9 Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes (1930-1998)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-9-bayonet-charge-ted-hughes-1930-1998.md) - [17.1.10 Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-10-poppies-jane-weir-born-1963.md) - [17.1.11 Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker (Born 1954)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-11-tissue-imtiaz-dharker-born-1954.md) - [17.1.12 The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-12-the-emigree-carol-rumens-born-1944.md) - [17.1.13 Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland (Born 1938)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-13-kamikaze-beatrice-garland-born-1938.md) - [17.1.14 Checking Out Me History - John Agard (Born 1949)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-14-checking-out-me-history-john-agard-born-1949.md) - [17.1.15 Remains - Simon Armitage (Born 1963)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/17-1-15-remains-simon-armitage-born-1963.md)