power and conflict summary

General themes in the poems

• power of nature

• war and conflict

• oppression and inequality

• memory and loss

• identity

human power and corruption exploration

• human power doesn’t last

• power in wrong hands is destructive

power of nature exploration

• power of nature>human power

• nature is destructive (especially weather)

war and conflict exploration

• the futility (uselessness) of war

• effects of war on individuals

oppression and inequality exploration

• people can be controlled by their own thoughts

• inequality of rich and poor

memory and loss exploration

• loss of freedom and home

• conflict of childhood memories and adult understanding

identity exploration

• conflict of personal identity and identity posed by people

• how group’s identity can be controlled

how to get the most marks at start of paragraphs

• don’t just say the writers method but their method and the theme its linked to

-eg. “Browning uses the form of a dramatic monologue to show the level of control the Duke has over his late duchess, even in death, as no one else has the opportunity to speak”