The Anthology – Power and Conflict (Power of Nature)
Overview
Pupils will commence their studies of the ‘power of nature’ poems within the Power & Conflict section of the AQA Anthology. The poems, naturally, have a link to either power or conflict. This may be a literal conflict for power, or a mental/emotional conflict. For each poem it is necessary to know the context behind it, such as what inspired the poet to write the poem, or what was happening at the time of writing. Pupils will also make connections between poems and build their confidence in planning and writing a comparison.
Unit aims:
- Read and study the ‘power of nature’ within the Anthology:
- The Prelude
- Storm on the Island
- Exposure
- Ozymandias
- Explore content, themes, and poet’s craft
- Make links between ideas and contextual influences
- Evaluate poet’s use of methods to impact the reader/audience
- Develop effective revision strategies
Example Key Words
Alliteration
The repetition of sounds in a sequence of words. (See also consonance and assonance.)
Assonance
The repetition of vowel-sounds.
Beat
A stressed (or accented) syllable.
Blank Verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Caesura
An audible pause internal to a line, usually in the middle. (An audible pause at the end of a line is called an end-stop.)
Climax
The high point; the moment of greatest tension or intensity. The climax can occur at any point in a poem, and can register on different levels, e.g. narrative, rhetorical, or formal.
External Links
- GCSEPod – Power and Conflict poems