Year 10 - English
Analysing the Poem 'Remains'
'Power and Conflict'
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Power and Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in three groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explore how Armitage uses language and structure to explore the long-lasting trauma of war.
Key Notes
- Armitage uses language and structure to expose the traumatic events in war and the effects of conflict.
- Enjambment and caesura may reflect the soldier's disturbed mind and lack of control over his emotions.
- Syntactic parallelism is used to demonstrate the soldier's ongoing battle with his accountability.
- Imagery in lines 26-29 contrasts the distant warzone, highlighting the public's false view of their separation from war.
- The present tense reflects the power of the past in the present.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Trauma: the emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience
- Harrowing: extremely disturbing
- Intrusive: causing disruption through being unwanted
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Students may not initially notice the structural choices within the poem such as tense and enjambment.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Armitage uses language and structure to expose the traumatic events in war and the effects of conflict. Enjambment and caesura may reflect the soldier's disturbed mind and lack of control over his emotions.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Trauma'
the emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Students may not initially notice the structural choices within the poem such as tense and enjambment. Correction: Explain how language, structure, perspective and tense are always constructed meaningfully by the poet to match their purpose.
More Lessons In This Unit
- An introduction to themes in the Power and Conflict poetry anthology Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of power and conflict in Blake's 'London' Study Guide
- Analysing the concept of power in Shelley's 'Ozymandias' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Bayonet Charge' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Exposure' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Extract from The Prelude' Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Kamikaze' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'My Last Duchess' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Poppies' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Storm on the Island' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'War Photographer' Study Guide
- Comparing 'Poppies' and Duffy's 'War Photographer' Study Guide
- Comparing 'Power and Conflict' war poems Study Guide
- Comparing conflict in war poems from the Power and Conflict anthology Study Guide
- Comparing Romantic poets' attitudes to nature Study Guide
- Comparing the presentation of power in 'My Last Duchess' and 'Ozymandias' Study Guide
- Developing interpretations of 'Remains' with Simon Armitage Study Guide
- Power and Conflict poetry: developing comparative essay writing skills Study Guide
- Understanding the connections between Romanticism and Shelley's 'Ozymandias' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Bayonet Charge' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Exposure' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Extract from the Prelude' Study Guide
- Understanding the Poem 'Kamikaze' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'London' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'My Last Duchess' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Poppies' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Remains' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Storm on the Island' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'War Photographer' Study Guide
- Writing introductions and topic sentences for poetry comparison Study Guide
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