Conflict poetry practice

After you have completed your grid comparing the poems and linking them to each other by theme, have a try at answering one of these questions.

1     Compare how the poets present feelings of sadness and loss in 'Poppies' and one other poem from the Conflict section.

2     Compare how the poets present fear inspired by conflict in 'Out of the Blue' and one other poem from the Conflict section.

3     Compare how the poets present attitudes to the effects of conflict in 'The Yellow Palm' and one other poem from the Conflict section.