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# Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)

English Lit: AQA GCSE Poetry - Power & Conflict, topic 17.1.10

## Key Quotations From Poppies (1)

Here are the key quotations to remember for your exams:

### “All my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt”

![“All my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt”](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/e49594c2-da18-40f0-ace4-993dbef1bb76/shutterstock_726166534.jpg)

- This indicates that the mother’s grief and fear has left her speechless. 
- It is an example of the use of metaphor and rule of three

### “On reaching the top of the hill I traced / the inscriptions on the war memorial, / leaned against it like a wishbone”

![“On reaching the top of the hill I traced / the inscriptions on the war memorial, / leaned against it like a wishbone”](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/71c46232-55a7-477c-8fb8-266c4ef0e32d/shutterstock_2034101.jpg)

- 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. 
- It is an example of the use of metaphor

### "I listened, hoping to hear / your playground voice catching on the wind."

!["I listened, hoping to hear / your playground voice catching on the wind."](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/423bdbcb-c569-4001-9b20-8a19b6072328/shutterstock_326257640.jpg)

- The caesura (breaks in the line) in the last stanza could indicate her faltering voice as she is on the verge of tears.

### “to the front door, threw / it open”

![“to the front door, threw / it open”](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/967e8ce2-7214-4569-a755-0b1dd45aaec9/shutterstock_541132384.jpg)

- You could argue that this is symbolic of the mother accepting her son’s choice.

### “Released a song bird from its cage”

![“Released a song bird from its cage”](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/9a15bb23-3c8e-438d-972b-943fa640a640/shutterstock_550797529.jpg)

- This could reflect her acknowledging and trying to come to terms with her son’s desire for freedom and independence.
- Freeing a song bird symbol

### “Later a single dove flew from the pear tree”

![“Later a single dove flew from the pear tree”](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/7f65917a-d237-4831-b83d-df39fa0bec5d/shutterstock_63021532.jpg)

- This could reflect her acknowledging and trying to come to terms with her son’s desire for freedom and independence.

## Key Quotations From Poppies (2)

Here are more quotations you should know for your exams

### “the world overflowing / like a treasure chest”

![“the world overflowing / like a treasure chest”](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/2a1c5e6c-51dd-4418-9d84-d2820f4eaaa4/shutterstock_289207535.jpg)

- This simile indicates that the mother recognises her son’s excitement and is understanding about the opportunities that await him. 
- Treasure chest simile

### “I traced / the inscriptions on the war memorial"

![“I traced / the inscriptions on the war memorial"](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/72d1ad22-7bd1-4327-8da6-d5e52abaa636/shutterstock_666865660.jpg)

- Also - “run my fingers through the gelled / blackthorns of your hair”.
- Tactile (relating to touch) images emphasise the mother's desire for closeness.

### “Sellotape bandaged around my hand,”

![“Sellotape bandaged around my hand,”](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/e5041280-75f1-4d28-964b-dad9cb72c7d1/shutterstock_67342315.jpg)

- Sellotape bandaged around my hand, / I rounded up as many white cat hairs / as I could, smoothed down your shirt's / upturned collar”.
- Images of innocence in Poppies emphasise the intense love of the mother for her son.

### “I wanted to graze my nose”

![“I wanted to graze my nose”](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/98b78b4d-745b-4933-b58f-f5dd54f8d9ce/shutterstock_175882766.jpg)

- “I wanted to graze my nose / across the tip of your nose, play at / being Eskimos like we did when you were little”.
- Images of innocence remind the reader of the innocence that is corrupted by war.

### "I resisted the impulse"

!["I resisted the impulse"](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/0cf68cfe-7d21-4165-8faf-70b6edf523b2/shutterstock_451039048.jpg)

- "I resisted the impulse / to **run** my fingers through the gelled / **blackthorns** of your hair."
- The tender image of the mother touching her son is juxtaposed to descriptions of uniform or sharp objects, which remind the reader of the son’s unsafe and uncertain future.

### “spasms of paper red, disrupting a blockade”

![“spasms of paper red, disrupting a blockade”](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/a9178963-c007-47fe-9d39-f7ce5f92d4bd/shutterstock_573001615.jpg)

- “spasms of paper red, disrupting a blockade / of yellow bias binding around your blazer.”
- The colour imagery of “red” and military image of a “blockade” potentially foreshadows the danger that awaits the son.

## Key Comparisons: Poppies

Here are some **suggestions** for texts you could compare in your exam. Of course, the list of possibilities is endless!

### Powerful and/or negative feelings

![Powerful and/or negative feelings](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/21bed25e-a2ba-4bbd-8f58-5117a201c27f/shutterstock_793940824.jpg)

- You may want to compare the theme of powerful and/or negative feelings in Poppies to the following texts:
 - Remains.
 - War Photographer.
 - The Emigree.
 - Checking Out Me History.
 - London.
 - My Last Duchess.

### Effects and reality of conflict

![Effects and reality of conflict](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/d981a54b-f0da-4980-a515-62bcbb59021f/shutterstock_463610276.jpg)

- You may want to compare the theme of the effects and reality of conflict in Poppies to the following texts:
 - Remains.
 - Charge of the Light Brigade.
 - Exposure.
 - Bayonet Charge.
 - War Photographer.

### Conflicted emotions

![Conflicted emotions](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/3d54d147-abd5-4fc2-a4fa-8fee26c8106b/shutterstock_176964464.jpg)

- You may want to compare the theme of conflicted emotions in Poppies to the following texts:
 - Bayonet Charge.
 - Exposure.

### Powerful memories

![Powerful memories](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/7a3851eb-4832-44b9-8eb9-cbcec7c30172/shutterstock_540890020.jpg)

- You may want to compare the theme of powerful memories in Poppies to the following texts:
 - Remains.
 - War Photographer.
 - The Emigree.

## Test yourself on Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)

- 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?
- Which of these is _not_ an image emphasising innocence?
- Which two words are being juxtaposed in this quote to contrast the mother's affection with the son's future?_"I resisted the impulse / to run my fingers through the gelled / blackthorns of your hair"_

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## 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)