AQA Power and Conflict poetry anthology study guides, revision resources and teaching ideas.
Poems in the AQA Power and Conflict Anthology:
- Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
- London by William Blake
- Extract from The Prelude by William Wordsworth
- My Last Duchess by Robert Browning
- The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Exposure by Wilfred Owen
- Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney
- Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes
- Remains by Simon Armitage
- Poppies by Jane Weir
- War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy
- Tissue by Imtiaz Dharker
- The Emigree by Carol Rumens
- Checking Out Me History by John Agard
- Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland
AQA Power and Conflict Past Paper Questions
June 2022
Compare how poets present ideas about conflict in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’.
November 2021
Compare how poets present ideas about power and control in ‘London’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’.
2020
Compare how poets present the ways people are affected by difficult experiences in ‘Remains’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’.
Specimen assessment 2014
Compare the ways poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’.
Check out all the ThinkLit study guides in the AQA Power and Conflict anthology:
‘Remains’ by Simon Armitage is a haunting account of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
‘Kamikaze‘ by Beatrice Garland explores the memories of the daughter of a kamikaze pilot....
Many of the poems in the AQA Power and Conflict Anthology explore the theme of the corrupting influence...
War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy examines the emotions and frustrations of a photographer who has...
Exposure by Wilfred Owen describes two powerful forces which conspire against the soldiers of World War...
My Last Duchess by Robert Browning portrays a Duke’s unsettling recounting of his late wife’s...
The Prelude by William Wordsworth (boat stealing) explores a close encounter with nature which leaves...
Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney examines the long term impact of storms and conflict on an island....
Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley explores power, control and time through the imagery of a crumbling...
London by William Blake is a powerful and disturbing portrayal of the harsh realities of life in 18th-century...
Poppies by Jane Weir is an emotive poem written from the point of view of a grieving mother whose child...
Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes explores the fear, chaos and confusion of a soldier who is shocked awake...
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson is a famous Crimean War poem extolling the virtue...