Conflict overview — Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1ET0
Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0
Conflict overview
Overview
What you need to know
The 15 poems at a glance, from Romantic and Victorian poems of battle, anger and betrayal to modern poems of war, prejudice and family: poet, date, form, speaker and the conflict each one explores.
A map of the collection by theme, so you can choose a fitting second poem for any question.
A table of the 15 poems: poet, date, form and one key quotation each.
War and the soldier's experience: Exposure, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Man He Killed and The Destruction of Sennacherib.
Glory against futility: The Charge of the Light Brigade and The Destruction of Sennacherib set against Exposure, The Man He Killed and War Photographer.
Civilians and the victims of war: What Were They Like?, War Photographer, Belfast Confetti, Poppies and The Destruction of Sennacherib.
Those left behind, loss and grief: Poppies, What Were They Like?, Cousin Kate and The Destruction of Sennacherib.
Conflict in relationships and families: Catrin, Poppies, Cousin Kate and A Poison Tree.
Inner conflict, anger and guilt: A Poison Tree, Extract from The Prelude, The Man He Killed and War Photographer.
Nature as a power or an enemy: Exposure, Extract from The Prelude, The Destruction of Sennacherib and A Poison Tree.
Prejudice, identity and answering back: Half-caste, No Problem, The Class Game and Cousin Kate.
Class, power and status: The Class Game, Cousin Kate and The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Memory and the past: Extract from The Prelude, Catrin, Poppies and What Were They Like?.
Language, voice and communication: Belfast Confetti, What Were They Like?, Half-caste, No Problem and The Class Game.
Pairing by form: poems in a speaker's own voice (The Man He Killed, Cousin Kate, War Photographer), strict rhyme and metre (The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Destruction of Sennacherib, A Poison Tree) against free verse (Catrin, Poppies, Belfast Confetti), and poems written in a spoken voice or dialect (Half-caste, No Problem, The Class Game).
