Key Poem Themes etc
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What Life Experiences or Events Might Inspire Someone to Write about Power & Conflict?
- Becoming a Refugee
- Being Discrimanted Against in Society
- Witnessing the Mistreatment of Others
- Toxic Relationship
- Having to Fight in War Zones
- Living in War Zone
- Trying to Understand Your Place in World
- Withstanding Power of Nature
- Gaining or Losing Political Power
- Being Discrimanted Against in Society
- Witnessing the Mistreatment of Others
- Toxic Relationship
- Having to Fight in War Zones
- Living in War Zone
- Trying to Understand Your Place in World
- Withstanding Power of Nature
- Gaining or Losing Political Power
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What the BIG IDEAS?
THE HORROR OF WAR
- Soldiers Fighting in Wars Face Terrible Trauma, as Do Their Families & Wider Society. Devastation Stays for Long Time After.
THE POWER OF NATURE
- Nature has Incredible Power Over Humans & Our Beliefs that we are in Control is Misguided.
PERSONAL CONFLICTS IN SOCIETY & RELATIONSHIPS
- Individuals Often Have to Struggle Through Conflict in Order to Gain Power in Their Relationship & in Wider Society
- Soldiers Fighting in Wars Face Terrible Trauma, as Do Their Families & Wider Society. Devastation Stays for Long Time After.
THE POWER OF NATURE
- Nature has Incredible Power Over Humans & Our Beliefs that we are in Control is Misguided.
PERSONAL CONFLICTS IN SOCIETY & RELATIONSHIPS
- Individuals Often Have to Struggle Through Conflict in Order to Gain Power in Their Relationship & in Wider Society
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What are the 3 Categories for the Poems we Will Learn?
- War Poetry: The Horrors of Conflict
- Poems from Romantic Period/Poems that Express Themes from Romantic Period ( the power of nature)
- Poems About Identity/Personal Conflict
- Poems from Romantic Period/Poems that Express Themes from Romantic Period ( the power of nature)
- Poems About Identity/Personal Conflict
4
What the Super Six Called?
1) Remains
2) Bayonet Charge
3) Exposure
4) Storm On The Island
5) Checkin' Out Me History
6) The Emigree
2) Bayonet Charge
3) Exposure
4) Storm On The Island
5) Checkin' Out Me History
6) The Emigree
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What are the Poems Called for War Poetry: The Horrors of Conflict?
1) Remains
2) The Charge of the Light Brigade
3) Bayonet Charge
4) War Photographer
5) Poppies
2) The Charge of the Light Brigade
3) Bayonet Charge
4) War Photographer
5) Poppies
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What are the Poems Called for Poems from Romantic Period?
6) Exposure
7) Extract from The Prelude
8) Ozymandias
9) Storm on The Island
10) London
7) Extract from The Prelude
8) Ozymandias
9) Storm on The Island
10) London
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What are the Poems Called for Poems of Identity?
11) Kamikaze
12) Checkin' Out Me History
13) Tissue
14) My Last Duchess
15) The Emigree
12) Checkin' Out Me History
13) Tissue
14) My Last Duchess
15) The Emigree
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What are some Sub Themes of Power of Nature?
- Nature Will Outlast People
- Nature Can Easily Overpower People
- People are Vulnerable to Nature Even Though we Might Believe we are Superior
- Nature Can Easily Overpower People
- People are Vulnerable to Nature Even Though we Might Believe we are Superior
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What Themes will you See in Power Of Nature Poems?
- Cold Weather in Which People can't Survive
- Storms Destroying Our Buildings
- Majesty of Nature Making us Mindful
- Our Suffering When we Destroy Nature
- Time Wearing Away What we are/Have
- Storms Destroying Our Buildings
- Majesty of Nature Making us Mindful
- Our Suffering When we Destroy Nature
- Time Wearing Away What we are/Have