Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/11-1-2-themes-and-symbolism [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) › Themes & Symbolism # Themes & Symbolism English Lit: AQA GCSE Poetry - Power & Conflict, topic 11.1.2 ## Fragility of Paper/Human Life As paper, or tissue, acts a symbol for human life, the references to the fragility of paper could also be references to the fragility of human life. Here are the ways in which Dharker emphasises fragility: ### Light imagery ![Light imagery](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/6dd04306-c8eb-4682-8880-4bdae38b278a/shutterstock_528231733.jpg) - “Paper that lets the light shine through”. - This line has religious connotations. - The line also alludes to how thin and fragile paper (/human power) is. ### Language relating to thinness or transparency ![Language relating to thinness or transparency](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/c2859e60-2f9e-420a-b41c-e01d6c7f15ad/shutterstock_524513815.jpg) - “Paper that is thinned by age or touching”. ### Images of touching ![Images of touching](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/f0f51e79-a4e1-4c51-9f13-d6f452d8b231/shutterstock_234115840.jpg) - “Pages smoothed and stroked and turned / transparent with attention”. ### Language related to transience ![Language related to transience](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/3c71a5ff-2e17-469c-a6d8-d91d4052306f/shutterstock_243306241.jpg) - Language associated with transience - like “shift” and “drift” -remind the reader of the fragility of paper. ### Repetition ![Repetition](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/705d4fed-33df-4dd6-adc6-5292dad1ec96/shutterstock_108412115.jpg) - Repetition of the line “paper smoothed and stroked and thinned to be transparent” cements the idea that paper is fragile. ## Importance of Paper Here's a few ways in which Dharker emphasises the importance of paper and her respect for paper: ### Recording history ![Recording history](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/c6d60591-b549-4cf8-a1d6-52cd97cf6a22/shutterstock_171645866.jpg) - “the back of the Koran, where a hand / has written in the names and histories, / who was born to whom, / the height and weight, who / died where and how on which sepia date.” - This line emphasises the power of paper in recording history. ### Images of touching ![Images of touching](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/1b01c5e2-3f52-4956-a351-c4f2a7952519/shutterstock_774884035.jpg) - Gentle, tactile (relating to touch) language reflects the respect shown towards books, particularly religious ones. - "pages smoothed and stroked". - "paper smoothed and stroked". ## Nature vs Man Dharker contrasts images of nature and man to show the power of nature. Dharker also contrasts manmade structures with paper to show the ephemeral (short-lasting) nature of human life. ### Maps vs the sun ![Maps vs the sun](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/8d9e408a-c814-4612-b69e-80eaa6e49ca9/shutterstock_478852408.jpg) - "Maps too. The sun shines through / their borderlines". - There is a contrast between “maps” - man’s attempt to make sense of nature - and the far more permanent, natural power of the “sun”. - This could also be a reference to conflict because conflict often arises over land/territory disputes. ### Daylight vs capitals and monoliths ![Daylight vs capitals and monoliths](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/1fe71d9c-9e6a-46ba-b9f5-3d757f76a7ff/shutterstock_1006699495.jpg) - “let the daylight break through capitals and monoliths”. - This natural imagery is contrasted with a description of a manmade structure to highlight how nature will always be more potent than human creations. - “capitals and monoliths” are symbolic of government and human power. ### Symbolism ![Symbolism](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/c0e25ee8-4f4d-496e-b51b-f4917c85ab6e/shutterstock_18777754.jpg) - “If buildings were paper, I might / feel their drift, see how easily / they fall away on a sigh, a shift / in the direction of the wind.” - The poet invites us to see how temporary and ephemeral (short-lasting) human structures are through asking us to imagine they were made of paper. ## Test yourself on Themes & Symbolism - Which of these are quotes showing the fragility of paper? - Which of these is _not_ a quote somehow showing the fragility of paper? - Which of these quotes emphasises the power of paper to record history? - Which of these is an example of a tactile (relating to touch) verb, reflecting respect shown towards books? - _“If **buildings** were **paper**, I might / feel their drift, see how easily / they fall away on a sigh, a shift / in the direction of the wind.”_What does this symbolism suggest about **buildings**? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/fdcef0a0-22db-11e8-9b74-f9cf15791499/section/9f648f60-239f-11e8-9b74-f9cf15791499/session) - Previous topic: [11.1.1 Summary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/gcse/english-literature/aqa/poetry-power-and-conflict/11-1-1-summary.md) - Next topic: [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) ## 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)