How Do the Writer's of the Poems Present…..?
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What elements of the themes do you think you might be questioned on? How do the writer’s of the poems present…..? Power Conflict • The Power of the natural world • Conflicting beliefs Power Conflict • ….of nature • Inner conflict • ….of men • War • ….of identity • The effects of war on people • ….of individuals • Conflict of identity • ….of memory and the past • The reality of conflict • ….of historical events • Conflicting experiences • ….of resistance • Conflict of beliefs Compare how poets present the effects of war in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. Compare how poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflic Compare the ways poets present the power of the natural world in ‘Storm on the Island’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. Compare how poets present the effects of conflict on people in ‘Poppies’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. Compare the ways poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. Compare how poets present the effects of war in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. In the grid below I have begun by making 4 points about the effects of conflict for each poem. Bayonet Charge Exposure Remains Makes young men sign up out of Wastes lives exposing them to futile Puts men in impossible situations idealism deaths Creates inner conflict and results in a Isolates men cutting them off from Creates guilt and inner conflict loss of belief their own identity Physically destructive and futile Turns men into ghosts of themselves Physically and emotionally destructive Treats men as disposable objects Results in a loss of belief Trivialises life Compare how poets present the effects of war in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. On this slide I have chosen the quotations I might use to help me prove each point. Bayonet Charge Exposure Remains Makes young men sign up out of idealism Wastes lives exposing them to futile deaths Puts men in impossible situations • The patriotic tear that had brimmed in • Our brains ache, in the merciless iced • We get sent out his eye sweating like molten iron from east winds that knive us • Probably armed possibly not the centre of his chest • But nothing happens • The burying party, picks and shovels…all their eyes are ice Creates inner conflict and results in a loss Isolates men cutting them off from their Creates inescapable guilt and inner conflict of belief own identity • His blood shadow stays on the street • King, honour, human dignity, dropped • Shutters and doors all closed…we turn • Probably armed, possibly not like luxuries in a yelling alarm back to our dying • His bloody life in my bloody hands • Blink…sleep…dream Physically destructive and futile Turns men into ghosts of themselves Physically and emotionally destructive • He lugged a rifle numb as a smashed • Is it that we are dying • Rips through his life arm • Slowly our ghosts drag home • On the ground sort of inside out • Rolled like a flame and crawled in a • We turn back to our dying threshing circle • His terrors touchy dynamite Treats men as disposable objects Results in a loss of belief Trivialises life • Suddenly he awoke and was running • For god’s invincible spring our love is • Tosses his guts back into his body • In what cold clockwork of the stars and made afraid • Carted off in the back of a van nations was he the hand pointing that • For love of god seems dying • Sent out to tackle a looter raiding a second? bank Task Everything you do from now on you are doing for • For each theme, select the poems that best fit yourselves and for each • Don’t just pick your favourites; you will not be other. preparing points and quotes for this • Provide reasoning or suggested quotes to help You will be under time explain your choice pressure and have time limits for each task Everything you write will become part of your own revision notes as I will photocopy for everyone, so keep it tidy Compare how the poets present the power of the past and of memory Compare how the poets present the corruption of power Compare how the poets present conflicts of identity Compare how the poets present conflicting emotions Task 2 • You must now take into account their choices and make a decision • Write the 3 chosen poems in the grids on slides 13 - 16 Bayonet Charge Task 3 Makes young men sign up out of idealism • Make clear points for each poem Creates inner conflict and results in a • You need to make clear loss of belief statements that relate to the poem and the question Physically destructive and futile Treats men as disposable objects Task 4 • Now choose quotations to help explore the idea within the poem Compare how the poets present the power of the past and of memory Compare how the poets present the corruption of power Compare how the poets present conflicts of identity Compare how the poets present conflicting emotions Compare how poets present the effects of war in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. Bayonet Charge Exposure Remains Makes young men sign up out of idealism Wastes lives exposing them to futile deaths Puts men in impossible situations • The patriotic tear that had brimmed in • Our brains ache, in the merciless iced • We get sent out his eye sweating like molten iron from east winds that knive us • Probably armed possibly not the centre of his chest • But nothing happens • The burying party, picks and shovels…all their eyes are ice Creates inner conflict and results in a loss Isolates men cutting them off from their Creates inescapable guilt and inner conflict of belief own identity • His blood shadow stays on the street • King, honour, human dignity, dropped • Shutters and doors all closed…we turn • Probably armed, possibly not like luxuries in a yelling alarm back to our dying • His bloody life in my bloody hands • Blink…sleep…dream Physically destructive and futile Turns men into ghosts of themselves Physically and emotionally destructive • He lugged a rifle numb as a smashed • Is it that we are dying • Rips through his life arm • Slowly our ghosts drag home • On the ground sort of inside out • Rolled like a flame and crawled in a • We turn back to our dying threshing circle • His terrors touchy dynamite Treats men as disposable objects Results in a loss of belief Trivialises life • Suddenly he awoke and was running • For god’s invincible spring our love is • Tosses his guts back into his body • In what cold clockwork of the stars and made afraid • Carted off in the back of a van nations was he the hand pointing that • For love of god seems dying • Sent out to tackle a looter raiding a second? bank Example task • Before you have a go at writing a response, you should consider how you will write your answer • On the following slides, I have written a response in a grid • Each row shows that I am doing something else which would achieve marks on the mark scheme. • Try and label where I have • Made a clear point • Provided evidence • Analysed at word level • Analysed a technique or method • Analysed structure or form • Explained how the analysis proves the point • Directly answered the question • Made a comparison statement In the poem Bayonet Charge, war is presented as something that encourages Makes young men sign idealism, but results in despair and a loss of belief. up out of idealism • The patriotic tear that had brimmed in The soldier in the poem is first affected by the conflict because it makes him feel his eye sweating like molten iron from the patriotic. In the poem the writer describes how ‘the patriotic tear that had centre of his chest brimmed in his eye.’ This image of patriotism uses the metaphor of a ‘patriotic tear’ to imply that his sense of national identity perhaps makes him feel proud and emotional. The choice of the tear may also suggest that his pride is also the result of loss and grief. Further to this the verb ‘brimmed’ creates the suggestion of his patriotic pride Creates inner conflict spilling over. The poet may be making this suggestion to impress on the reader and results in a loss of how overwhelming such feelings can be. belief • King, honour, human This image reminds the reader of recruitment parades where young men would dignity, dropped like have been persuaded to join up with powerful images of patriotism and luxuries in a yelling exaggerated national stereotypes. alarm The poet seems to be implying that one effect of war is that it can stir strong emotions particularly of patriotism and pride and make people feel the need to fight for abstract ideas such as national identity. However, it is also noticeable that this image of patriotism has become painful to Makes young men sign the soldier in the context of the battlefield itself. up out of idealism • The patriotic tear that had brimmed in The writer goes on to describe how the ‘patriotic tear that had brimmed in his his eye sweating like eye’ is now ‘sweating like molten iron from the centre of his chest.’ molten iron from the centre of his chest The verb ‘sweating’ and the adjective ‘molten’ create the impression of a burning heat that is both uncomfortable and capable of destruction.