Edexcel Conflict Poetry Context

A POISON

Written by

Written when

From what volume of poetry

About how ___ is lost and ___ is corrupted

Blake grew up very religious. The apple in the story likely alludes to ___ and ___

THE DESTRUCTION OF

Written by

Published

Poetry with an emphasis on emotion and nature

Based on attack by ___ army

Army led by

Attempt to seize

The ___ ___ ___ mysteriously killed all soldiers and horses before they could attack

Back in the city of ___ the widows grieve

Idols in temple of ___ are destroyed

EXTRACT FROM THE

Written by

From the

Extract from the first of ___ books that make up his poem, The Prelude

Published in ___ shortly after his death

It was an ___ poem and he was a Romantic poet

THE MAN

Written by

Often touched on themes of ___ inequality and war

Published

At the end of the 2nd ___ ___ (the British invaded territories of Dutch settlers in what is now South Africa)

COUSIN

Written by

Published

Poems cover themes such as womens' role in society and ___

In the ___th century women had to conform to strict moral standards

Women who had sex out of wedlock were considered ___ ___ and were ostracised

Author spent time volunteering with ___ organisations set up to help these women

HALF

Written by

Published

Had ___ father, ___ mother

Born in Guyana, moved to UK in ___

Many poems influenced by ___ inequality and societal injustice

EXPO

Written by ___ ___ who died shortly after writing

Much of his poetry reflects anger at the ___ of war and horrific conditions

Written from the ___ ___

CHARGE OF THE

Written by

Poet Laureate 1850-

Published

Written as tribute to men who died in the

Which war?

The ___ ___ had been ordered to advance into a valley surrounded by enemy soldiers due to a misunderstanding

They only had ___ while the Russians had ___

CAT

Written by

Born in ___ in 1937

Poems reflect ___ ___ and family relationships

Published

WAR

Written by

She was a ___, ___ and ___

Poem is about

Written in ___ when several major conflicts were ongoing

BELFAST

Author

Published

Born in Ireland in ___

Written during ___ ___

Conflict between Irish ___ and ___

THE CLASS

Author

Published

Published in magazine called

Aimed to publish poems written by ___ ___

Based off author's own life and experiences in ___

POP

Written by

Writer and ___ ___

Commissioned in ___

^^ By ___ ___ ___

Part of a collection of 21st century ___ poems

Grew up in ___ and ___ and also lived in ___

NO

Written by

Born in ___

^^ in

Parents are

Heritage influences poetry; this one is about ___

Published ___

WHAT WERE

Author

Born in ___ and moved to ___ ___ in 1948

Eventually became American citizen but was strongly opposed to the USA's involvement in the ___ ___

Written in