Year 10 - English
Analysing the Poem 'Remains'
Poetry anthology (Assessment from summer 2027)
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupis explore 11 of the 15 poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in a thematically linked order so they can complete comparative and thematic lessons during the unit.
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
- Analysing extended responses to the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of love and relationships in Ewing's 'Origin Story' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of uncertainty and intensity in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of war and inevitability in Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of war and isolation in Owen's 'Disabled' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of youth and nature in Blake's 'The Schoolboy' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of youth and nostalgia in Heaney's 'Blackberry Picking' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Kamikaze' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of identity and isolation in 'Disabled and 'Kamikaze' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of love and identity in 'Catrin' and 'Origin Story' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of love in 'Sonnet 29', 'Cousin Kate' and 'Dusting the Phone' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of war in Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge' and Armitage's 'Remains' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of youth and nature in 'The Schoolboy' and 'Blackberry Picking' Study Guide
- Developing interpretations of 'Remains' with Simon Armitage Study Guide
- Exploring and responding to the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
- Planning a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
- Reviewing a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of love and obsession in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of love and relationships in Ewing's 'Origin Story' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of war and isolation in Owen's 'Disabled' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of war in Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of youth and nature in Blake's 'The Schoolboy' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of youth and nostalgia in Heaney's 'Blackberry Picking' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti Study Guide
- Understanding the Poem 'Kamikaze' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Remains' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Study Guide
- Writing a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
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