Edexcel GCSE English Literature – Half-Caste by John Agard | Conflict Poetry Visual Revision Pack
A clear and accessible collection of visual revision resources designed to support students studying Half-Caste by John Agard for Edexcel GCSE English Literature.
The poem explores powerful ideas surrounding identity, racism, prejudice, language, discrimination and cultural difference, making it an important text for developing students’ understanding of social conflict and the power of language.
These visual resources are designed to help learners understand the poem’s key ideas, methods and messages while preparing for poetry analysis and comparison.
KEY AREAS COVEREDThe visual pack supports students with:
- Identity and cultural identity
- Racism and prejudice
- Discrimination
- Social conflict
- Mixed-race identity
- Language and power
- Caribbean dialect
- Standard and non-standard English
- Direct address
- Repetition
- Humour and irony
- Metaphor and analogy
- Structure and form
- Speaker’s voice
- Key themes
- Writer’s message
- Poetry comparison
Students are supported in understanding how Agard challenges the term “half-caste” and exposes the illogical nature of prejudice through humour, language and striking comparisons.
LANGUAGE, FORM AND STRUCTUREThe resources help students explore techniques such as:
- Dramatic monologue
- Direct address
- Repetition
- Rhetorical questioning
- Phonetic spelling
- Caribbean dialect
- Non-standard grammar
- Metaphor
- Analogy
- Humour
- Irony
- Enjambment
- Irregular structure
The visual format makes these ideas easier to break down and revise.
EXAM AND REVISION SUPPORTThe resources can be used for:
- GCSE English Literature revision
- Edexcel Conflict poetry
- Poetry comparison
- Exam preparation
- Classroom teaching
- Independent study
- Intervention
- Retrieval practice
- Homework
- SEN / SEND support
- Mixed-ability classes
- 10 PNG visual revision resources
- Key themes and ideas
- Language analysis
- Structural analysis
- Context and writer’s message
- Poetry comparison support
- Student-friendly summaries
- Visual revision material
9 PNG visual resources.
Please note that this is a visual revision pack, not an editable PowerPoint, Word workbook or complete lesson.
QUALIFICATIONSuitable for students studying Edexcel GCSE English Literature, particularly the Conflict poetry anthology.
The poem is also studied within Edexcel International GCSE English Literature, making the resources useful across both specifications.
PLEASE NOTEThis is an independently created educational resource and is not produced, endorsed or approved by Edexcel or Pearson.
Students should use this resource alongside their official anthology, current specification and teacher guidance.
Copyright in the original poem remains with the relevant copyright holder.
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Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1ET0 | Complete Conflict Poetry Bundle | All 15 Poems
A complete **Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0) Conflict Poetry revision bundle** covering **all 15 poems from Collection B: Conflict**. Designed for **GCSE English Literature Component 2 / Paper 2 (1ET0/02)**, this comprehensive bundle brings together individual poetry resources to support teaching, revision, comparison practice and exam preparation across the entire Pearson Edexcel Conflict anthology. ## All 15 Conflict Poems Included - **A Poison Tree** — William Blake - **The Destruction of Sennacherib** — Lord Byron - **Extract from The Prelude** — William Wordsworth - **The Man He Killed** — Thomas Hardy - **Cousin Kate** — Christina Rossetti - **Half-caste** — John Agard - **Exposure** — Wilfred Owen - **The Charge of the Light Brigade** — Alfred, Lord Tennyson - **Catrin** — Gillian Clarke - **War Photographer** — Carole Satyamurti - **Belfast Confetti** — Ciaran Carson - **The Class Game** — Mary Casey - **Poppies** — Jane Weir - **No Problem** — Benjamin Zephaniah - **What Were They Like?** — Denise Levertov Students studying Pearson Edexcel Conflict are expected to know the poems across the collection and be able to compare a named anthology poem with another poem from the same collection. This bundle is designed to make that preparation clearer, more visual and more manageable. Across the resources, students are supported with: - Key quotations - Themes and central ideas - Language analysis - Form and structure - Writer’s methods - Contextual understanding - Speaker and perspective - Power and conflict - War and violence - Identity and discrimination - Class and inequality - Family relationships - Memory and loss - Psychological conflict - Social and political conflict - Nature and destruction - Comparison ideas - Thesis building - Comparative paragraph planning - Exam-style analysis - Revision prompts - Common mistakes - Independent study The bundle allows teachers and students to move easily between individual poems while building links across the anthology. It is particularly useful for developing comparisons around themes such as: - **War and its consequences** - **Power and authority** - **Identity and prejudice** - **Violence and aggression** - **Memory and trauma** - **Class and social inequality** - **Family conflict** - **Nature and human power** - **Individual versus society** - **Loss and suffering** ## Exam Board & Qualification Details **Exam board:** Pearson Edexcel **Qualification:** GCSE English Literature **Qualification code:** **1ET0** **Relevant component:** **Component 2 / Paper 2 – 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789** **Paper code:** **1ET0/02** **Poetry collection:** **Collection B: Conflict** **Number of anthology poems:** **15** For the anthology poetry question, students compare a named poem from their studied collection with another poem from the same collection. This bundle is therefore ideal for: - **Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1ET0** - Conflict Poetry - Year 10 - Year 11 - Full anthology teaching - Poetry comparison lessons - Mock exam preparation - GCSE revision - Intervention - Homework - Independent revision - SEND and EAL support - Visual learners - Mixed-attainment classes - Last-minute exam preparation ## SEO Keywords Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1ET0, Pearson Edexcel 1ET0, Edexcel Conflict poetry, Pearson Edexcel Conflict anthology, Conflict poetry bundle, Edexcel poetry anthology, GCSE Conflict poetry, complete Conflict poetry bundle, all 15 Conflict poems, Edexcel 1ET0 02, Edexcel Paper 2 poetry, GCSE poetry comparison, GCSE poetry revision, Pearson poetry anthology, A Poison Tree William Blake, Destruction of Sennacherib Lord Byron, Prelude William Wordsworth, The Man He Killed Thomas Hardy, Cousin Kate Christina Rossetti, Half-caste John Agard, Exposure Wilfred Owen, Charge of the Light Brigade Tennyson, Catrin Gillian Clarke, War Photographer Carole Satyamurti, Belfast Confetti Ciaran Carson, The Class Game Mary Casey, Poppies Jane Weir, No Problem Benjamin Zephaniah, What Were They Like Denise Levertov, poetry analysis GCSE, poetry comparison worksheets, GCSE English Literature revision, Year 10 English Literature, Year 11 English Literature, SEND English resources ## Copyright © 2026 Coffee Owed. All rights reserved. This is an independently created educational resource bundle designed to support learners studying **Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0) – Collection B: Conflict**. The original poems and literary works included within the Pearson Edexcel Conflict anthology remain the copyright of their respective authors, estates, publishers and/or other rights holders where applicable. This resource bundle does not claim ownership of any original literary text and is intended to be used alongside legally obtained copies of the relevant poems or anthology. This resource is **not produced, approved, endorsed, authorised or sponsored by Pearson Education Limited**, any individual author, literary estate, publisher or other rights holder. Pearson, Edexcel, GCSE, **1ET0**, **1ET0/02**, qualification names, anthology titles, poem titles, author names and associated terminology are referenced solely to identify the relevant educational context. This bundle does not reproduce official Pearson examination papers, mark schemes, sample assessment materials or other proprietary Pearson assessment content. All original explanations, analytical commentary, revision materials, visual summaries, comparison prompts, activities, exam scaffolds, worksheets, layouts and educational designs contained within these resources remain the intellectual property of **Coffee Owed**. Resources may be used in accordance with the applicable TES licence but may not be resold, redistributed, republished, uploaded elsewhere or claimed as another creator’s work. **Short footer:** © 2026 Coffee Owed. Independently created for **Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1ET0 – Conflict Poetry**. Original poems remain the property of their respective rights holders. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson.
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