GCSE English Literature - Poetry Revision GCSE English Literature - Poetry Revision CONTENTS Preparing for Section A: Conflict Poetry p.2 Conflict poems possible exam questions p.3 Conflict poems revision grid p.4-5 Preparing for Unit 2 Section B: Unseen poetry p.6 Template for approaching unseen poetry p.7 Unseen poetry practice questions p.8-37 Glossary of poetic terms p.38 Verulam School English Faculty Page 1 GCSE English Literature - Poetry
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"Views on the role of Nick as narrator in The Great Gatsby have varied greatly. How do these two views relate to your own view of Nick ’s function in the novel?" I aim to explain effectively my opinion that Fitzgerald ’s use of Nick as the narrator of The Great Gatsby is a very successful literary technique. I shall do this by the analysis of the two contrasting pieces of criticism‚ as well as of the novel itself. I feel that the successful use of this technique can be attributed to three main
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poem you studied Sheers wrote ‘Mametz Wood’‚ reflecting on the death and remains of solders in World War One contrasted to Hughes who wrote’ Bayonet Charge’ after war but set it during war‚ presenting the uncertainty of the soldiers. Having the two poems set in different times‚ contrasts how World War 1 is presented both during and after. Bayonet Charge has many examples of similes to give vivid detail to the reader‚ helping them to understand life at war whereas ‘Mametz Wood’ is run on metaphors
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poem - in ‘Belfast Confetti’ it goes from past to present tense and in ‘Bayonet Charge‚ it goes from action to inaction and allows us time to reflect. Both poems also use lists; in ‘Belfast Confetti’‚ the use of the list ‘Balaklava‚ Raglan...’ show how the conflict has affected everywhere. The list ’nuts‚ bolts‚ nails...’ shows how ordinary things used to build are instead being used to attack and destroy. In ‘Bayonet Charge’ a list is also used‚ but to different effect‚ the list; ’king‚ honour‚
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soldiers in the poems ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Bayonet Charge’. In this essay‚ I’m going to talk about how Tennyson present emotion and feeling in his poem towards the patriotic soldiers that suffered in war due to the blunder the generals had made. Also on the ‘Bayonet Charge’ Hughes writes his poem to show how brave and patriotic the soldiers were to go into the war for their beloved country. Tennyson suggest that the soldiers were patriotic in the ‘the charge of the light brigade’.
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Bayonet Charge Controlled Assessment notes 1. Hughes uses a metaphor to present the conflict‚ when he describes soldier uniform as “raw seamed hot khaki”. The use of the word “raw” implies pain and suffering as well as being hot and uncomfortable. It shows the reader how badly the soldiers were treated in WW1 as even their uniforms caused discomfort. Every seam of the uniform is painful. 2. The riffle is personify as being “numb as a smashed arm” because it indicates horror of war. The word “smashed”
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PHYSICS UNIT 2 Physics P2 for GCSE Additional Science or GCSE Physics AQA GCSE Science PHYSICS 2 Unit P2.1 Forces and their effects Appreciate that forces can cause changes to the shape or motion of an object. Not only can objects can move in a straight line at a constant speed but they can also change their speed and/ or direction (accelerate or decelerate). Be able to use/produce graphs can help us to describe the movement of an object. These may be distance-time graphs or velocity-time graphs
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Use your bayonets as swords. I wish you the best of luck”. They had their Bayonets sharpened in preparation for this situation some days before. Gullett (1941) writes "This was a pure cavalry adventure‚ but the regiments bore neither sword nor lance‚ and‚ in order to give the charge as much moral effect as possible‚ the men rode with their bayonets in their hands." After a short wait behind the crest of a hill to gather the troops‚ the light horse brigades attacked in a full cavalry charge towards
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Joshua Chamberlain was born September 8th‚ 1828 in Brewer Maine and was the oldest of four siblings. Chamberlain graduated from Bowdoin College in 1852 and eventually became a professor of modern languages with a total of 10 languages he was fluent in. On December 7‚ 1855‚ Chamberlain married Frances Adams‚ to whom he had been engaged for several years. Joshua and Frances had five children‚ but only two survived. Chamberlain became distressed about the secession of southern states and the outbreak
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St Ivo School Geography Department - GCSE REVISION Solar Output – variations in amount of energy given off by sun – sunspots can affect solar output – e.g. reduction in sunspot activity between 1645-1715 likely cause of Little Ice Age Orbital Geometry – earth’s orbit of the sun varies in shape – when circular glacial periods have occurred‚ when elliptical warmer periods result (Milankovitch Cylces) www.geobytesgcse.wordpress.com Name and describe 2 external factors which affect climate change
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