Comparing Poems

Each time that we do a comparative plan, I'll try to add it to here so that we're gathering a collection of plans for a variety of combos.  

Scroll down for some general advice about comparing poems.  See this post here also plus all the individual posts for the various poems.  

Practice Question:  Compare how poets explore the importance of memory in Come on Come Back and one other poem from Conflict. 



Practice Question: Compare how poets present people in danger in Out of the Blue and one other poem from Conflict. 



Compare how poets discuss the idea of being manipulated in next to of course god America i and one other poem from Conflict. 


TOP TIPS for comparing poems:

• Think which poems did we do at the same sort of time?  They were taught in a deliberate order!
•  Flag 
•  next to of course god America i
•  Charge of the Light Brigade
•  Bayonet Charge 
•  Out of the Blue 
•  Belfast Confetti 
•  Futility
•  Falling Leaves
•  Mametz Wood
•  Poppies 
•  Come on Come Back
•  The Yellow Palm 
•  The Right Word
•  Hawk Roosting 

KEY 

Blue = patriotism 

Orange = Experience of battle/conflict 

Purple =  Death/Nature 

Green = Consequences of conflict 

Pink = power

• Remember you can compare based on similarities/differences in:
• Technique used
• Topic (what is being described - a child, a solider fighting etc) 
• Impact on the reader 
• Author's message

• Use comparing/contrasting connectives to show whether you're discussing a similarity or a difference: 

Comparing Connectives	Contrasting Connectives
And Also Furthermore In the same way Similarly Additionally In addition	But However On the other hand In a different way Contrastingly Alternatively In contrast