Power and Conflict Poems - All other poems

Question 1

What are the big ideas in The Charge of the light Brigade?
Conflict is t______ and soldiers are b_____ h_____
We should h_____ the soldiers who fought for us

Answer 1

Conflict is thrilling and soldiers are brave heroes
We should honour the soldiers who fought for us

Question 2

The Charge of the light Brigade
‘C_______ to the l____ of them, c______ to the r______ of them.’

Answer 2

‘Cannon to the left of them, Cannon to the right of them.’

Question 3

The Charge of the light Brigade
‘H_____ the light brigade, n______ s__ h________.’

Answer 3

‘Honour the light brigade, noble six hundred.’

Question 4

What are the Big ideas in Bayonet Charge?
The reality of conflict is f____ and c_____
Conflict makes soldiers w______ what they’re f______ for

Answer 4

The reality of conflict is fast and chaotic
Conflict makes soldiers wonder what they’re fighting for

Question 5

Bayonet charge
‘S_______ he a____ and was r_______.’

Answer 5

‘Suddenly he awoke and was running.’

Question 6

Bayonet Charge
‘K____, h____ , human d______ etc / d_____ like l_______.’

Answer 6

‘King, Honour, human dignity etc / dropped like luxuries.’

Question 7

What are the Big ideas in War Photographer?
People in c_______ witness g_____ violence
The news d_______ people to violence

Answer 7

People in conflict witness graphic violence
The news desensitises people to violence

Question 8

War Photographer
‘How the b_____ s_______ into f_______ d______’

Answer 8

‘How the blood stained into foreign dust.’

Question 9

War Photographer
‘Between the b____ an p__-l____ b_____’

Answer 9

‘Between the bath and pre-lunch beers’

Question 10

What are the big ideas in Poppies?
It’s not just the people d______ involved with conflict that are a______ by it
Conflict can cause l____ and p____ to families

Answer 10

It’s not just the people directly involved with conflict that are affected by it
Conflict can cause loss and pain to families

Question 11

Poppies
‘Without a w_____ c____ or r______ of h___, g_____.’

Answer 11

‘Without a winter coat or reinforcements of hat, gloves.’

Question 12

Poppies
‘The d___ pulled f______ against the s___,/ an o______ s_______.’

Answer 12

‘The dove pulled freely against the sky,/ an ornamental stitch.’

Question 13

What are the Big ideas in ozymandias?
Even the most p_______ people lose their p_____
N_____ and art are more p_______ than man

Answer 13

Even the most powerful people lose their power
Nature and art are more powerful than man

Question 14

Ozymandias
‘S______ of c_____ c________.’

Answer 14

‘Sneer of cold command’

Question 15

Ozymandias
‘The l___ and l_____ s_____ stretch f___ away’

Answer 15

‘The lone and level sands stretch far away.’

Question 16

What are the big ideas in My Last Duchess?
Some people are so p______ they can do a_______
Money can grant you power over l____ and d_____

Answer 16

Some people are so powerful they can do anything
Money can grant you power over life and death

Question 17

My Last Duchess
‘That’s my last d_____ p_____ on the w_____, l_____ as if she were a_____.’

Answer 17

‘That’s my last duchess painted on the wall, looking as if she were alive.’

Question 18

My Last Duchess
‘I g____ c_____, then all s_____ s_______ t_______.’

Answer 18

‘I gave commands, then all smiles stopped together.’

Question 19

What are the big ideas in the Extract from the Prelude?
Nature is b_______ and s______
In comparison to n_____, man is s_____

Answer 19

Nature is beautiful and seductive
In comparison to nature, man is small

Question 20

Extract from the Prelude
‘One s_____ e______ (I was l____ by h____)’

Answer 20

‘One summer evening (led by her)’

Question 21

Extract from the Prelude
‘A h____ p_____, b____ and h______ … u____ its head.’

Answer 21

‘A huge peak, black and huge … upreared its head.’

Question 22

What are the big ideas in Storm on the Island?
Nature is more p______ than man
We are able to control the power f____ has over us

Answer 22

Nature is more powerful than man
We are able to control the power fear has over us

Question 23

Storm on the Island
‘We just s___ t____ while the w____ d_____ and s_____.’

Answer 23

‘We just sit tight while the wind dives and strafes.’

Question 24

Storm on the Island
‘S_____, its a h____ n____ we f_____’

Answer 24

‘Strange, its a huge nothing we fear.’

Question 25

What are the big ideas in The Emigree?
National i_______ has a lasting p____ over us
Memories are powerful; we i________ them and they become part of us

Answer 25

National identity has a lasting power over us
Memories are powerful; we idealise them and they become part of us

Question 26

The Emigree
‘There once was a c______ (I l____ it as a c_____)’

Answer 26

‘There once was a country (I left it as a country)’

Question 27

The Emigree
‘I am b_____ by an i_______ of s______’

Answer 27

‘I am branded by an impression of sunlight.’

Question 28

What are the big ideas in Tissue?
Government d______ can c_____ our lives
We are ultimately in c____ of our d_____ - not governments

Answer 28

Government documents can control our lives
We are ultimately in control of our destiny - not governments

Question 29

Tissue
‘Might f___ our l____ like p____ k______’

Answer 29

‘Might fly our lives like paper kites.’

Question 30

Tissue
‘M_____ too - the s____ s_____ through their b_______.’

Answer 30

‘Maps too - the sun shines through their borders.’