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Strong feelings about the causes of conflict
Poetry across Time. 2 Conflict. Part b follows the printed pair "A Poison Tree" and "Anger" and asks for one other poem from the candidate's anthology.
Explore in detail one other poem from your anthology which presents strong feelings about the causes of conflict.
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Marking points
- 1 Focuses on one relevant Conflict anthology poem other than the printed pair.
- 2 Explores strong feelings about causes of conflict using textual references.
- 3 Analyses language, form and structure.
Why this answer loses marks
The poem is mainly about the poet's life and the history behind the conflict.
Background narrative only scores when it is tied to the poem's strong feelings about causes of conflict and to the writer's methods.