Power & Conflict Anthology (AQA)

This guide covers every poem in the AQA Power and Conflict cluster, as well as poetic terminology. It includes clear explanations of meaning, themes, context, and key quotations, written precisely for exam responses. Poems included: • Bayonet Charge – Ted Hughes • The Charge of the Light Brigade – Alfred, Lord Tennyson • Checking Out Me History – John Agard • The Emigrée – Carol Rumens • Exposure – Wilfred Owen • Kamikaze – Beatrice Garland • London – William Blake • My Last Duchess – Robert Browning • Ozymandias – Percy Bysshe Shelley • Poppies – Jane Weir • The Prelude – William Wordsworth • Remains – Simon Armitage • Storm on the Island – Seamus Heaney • Tissue – Imtiaz Dharker • War Photographer – Carol Ann Duffy Each poem is broken down in a consistent, exam-focused way, making comparison straightforward and efficient.