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The effects of conflict on a person
Section A: Poetry across Time. Conflict. This is part b) of the Conflict poetry cluster question. Candidates choose one other poem from their anthology.
Explore in detail one other poem from your anthology which presents the effects of conflict on a person.
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Marking points
- 1 Selects one suitable other Conflict anthology poem.
- 2 Explores effects of conflict on a person.
- 3 Analyses language, form and structure using relevant terminology.
- 4 Uses relevant quotations or textual references from the chosen poem.
Why this answer loses marks
The poem is about conflict and includes violent imagery.
This identifies topic and a feature, but it does not explore how conflict affects a person in a developed interpretation.