AQA exam style questions: Power and Conflict cluster

Name: AQA exam style questions: Power and Conflict cluster
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Last updated: 10/07/2024

Contributor: Cerys Slatter

AQA exam style questions: Power and Conflict cluster

Main Subject

English

Key stage

KS4

Exam board

AQA

Category

Poetry: Anthology poetry

Resource type

Worksheet

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This set of 15 practice questions on the 'Power and Conflict' poetry cluster from the AQA GCSE poetry anthology is perfect for building responses to exam-style questions and helping students confidently present their ideas about these poems for GCSE English Literature Paper 2.

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These helpful AQA GCSE exam-style questions focus on the Power and Conflict poetry cluster and include a range of poems and poets, such as ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Shelley, ‘Storm on the Island’ by Seamus Heaney, ‘Bayonet Charge’ by Wilfred Owen, ‘My Last Duchess’ by Tennyson and ‘Checking Out Me History’ by John Agard.

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How to use these Power and Conflict exam questions

This set of practice exam questions can help students practise presenting ideas in their detailed analytical work. This resource is great combined with knowledge organiser students might be using and enables students to explore ideas they have on the power of nature and how this theme is represented in the Power and Conflict poetry cluster.

These questions are not directly related to the unseen poetry section of the exam, but can help students to refine their analytical skills for all poetry, both the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster and any unseen poetry they encounter.

Looking for more like this?

Resources are also available on a wide range of relevant poets, such as William Blake, William Wordsworth, Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage. Alternatively, browse the Teachit A-level poetry collection for resources to support higher attainers.

Power and Conflict exam questions

Poem	Possible question	Poems you could choose
Ozymandias	Discuss the representation of the power of nature in ‘Ozymandias’ and one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’.	‘The Prelude: Stealing the Boat’ ‘Exposure’ ‘Storm on the Island’
London	Consider how Blake’s representation of the power of humans compares with that of one other poet in ‘Power and Conflict’.	‘Ozymandias’ ‘My Last Duchess’ ‘Storm on the Island’ ‘Tissue’ ‘Checking Out Me History’
The Prelude: Stealing the Boat	Consider how Wordsworth’s depiction of fear compares with that of one other poet from ‘Power and Conflict’.	‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ ‘Storm on the Island’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ ‘Poppies’
My Last Duchess	Compare the ways poets present identity in ‘My Last Duchess’ and one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’.	‘Poppies’ ‘The Emigrée’ ‘Checking Out Me History’
The Charge of the Light Brigade	Discuss the presentation of the reality of war in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’.	‘Exposure’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ ‘Remains’ ‘Poppies’ ‘War Photographer’ ‘Kamikaze’
Exposure	Compare the ways poets present ideas about the effects of conflict in ‘Exposure’ and one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’.	‘Bayonet Charge’ ‘Remains’ ‘Poppies’ ‘War Photographer’ ‘Kamikaze’
Storm on the Island	Compare the ways poets present tension between humans and nature in ‘Storm on the Island’ and one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’.	‘Ozymandias’ ‘The Prelude: Stealing the Boat’ ‘Exposure’

Bayonet Charge	Compare the ways poets present the horrors of war in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.	‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ ‘Exposure’ ‘Remains’ ‘Kamikaze’
Remains	Compare the representation of violence in ‘Remains’ and one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.	‘My Last Duchess’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ ‘Remains’ ‘War Photographer’
Poppies	Compare the representation of loss in ‘Poppies’ and one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.	‘London’ ‘Exposure’ ‘The Emigrée’ ‘Kamikaze’
War Photographer	Discuss the representation of personal experiences in ‘War Photographer’ and one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.	‘London’ ‘The Prelude: Stealing the Boat’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ ‘Remains’ ‘Poppies’ ‘Tissue’ ‘The Emigrée’ ‘Kamikaze’
Tissue	Compare the ways poets present ideas about power in ‘Tissue’ and one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.	‘Ozymandias’ ‘My Last Duchess’ ‘War Photographer’ ‘Checking Out Me History’
The Emigrée	Compare the ways poets present ideas about memory in ‘The Emigrée’ and one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.	‘My Last Duchess’ ‘Remains’ ‘Poppies’ ‘War Photographer’ ‘Kamikaze’
Kamikaze	Compare the ways poets represent ideas about guilt in ‘Kamikaze’ and one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.	‘Remains’ ‘War Photographer’
Checking Out Me History	Discuss the presentation of anger in ‘Checking Out Me History’ and one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.	‘London’ ‘Remains’ ‘War Photographer’

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this is brilliant! thank you so much. very easy for students to understand and use.

karen power

02/02/2022

14/02/2021

13/03/2020

great resources, thank you!!

elrich meyer

24/01/2020

this is brilliant! thank you so much. very easy for students to understand and use.

karen power

02/02/2022

14/02/2021

13/03/2020

great resources, thank you!!

elrich meyer

24/01/2020

Great for preparing my pupils for their exams. Thank you.

Miriam Goddard

28/11/2019

Really useful resource for revision of poems and a consideration of all the possible comparisons

Wendy Lynch

27/09/2019

26/03/2019

A great resource, thank you for sharing. Could you please change ´poet´ to ´poem´ in London and Prelude. Thank you.

dee brown

14/01/2019

I found this resource very helpful with my class.

Charmaine Hamilton

07/01/2019

AQA exam style questions: Power and Conflict cluster

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