What Were They Like? by Denise Levertov | Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature | Conflict Poetry

What Were They Like? by Denise Levertov | Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature | Conflict Poetry Visual Study Pack

Description
A visually engaging Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature Conflict Poetry study pack for What Were They Like? by Denise Levertov.
This resource contains 10 visual revision posters designed to help students understand the poem’s central argument, structure, language, imagery, context and presentation of conflict.

The pack explores:

• Overview and central argument
• Vietnam War context
• Cultural destruction and loss
• Effects of war on civilians
• Memory and forgetting
• Silence and absence
• Form and two-part question-and-answer structure
• Language and imagery
• Contrasts between beauty and destruction
• Metaphors and symbolism
• Writer’s methods
• Themes of conflict, identity and cultural erasure
• Key analytical ideas
• Poetry comparison opportunities
• Exam-focused interpretation
  The visual format makes the resource useful for GCSE revision, classroom display, independent study, intervention, SEND/EAL support and mixed-attainment classes.
  Ideal for students studying Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature – Conflict Poetry.

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This is an independently created educational study resource designed to support Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature – Conflict Poetry.
What Were They Like? and the original poem remain the copyright of Denise Levertov and/or the relevant rights holders.
This resource is not produced, approved, endorsed or sponsored by Pearson Education Limited, Edexcel, Denise Levertov’s estate or the publisher.
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