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Ep.5 of 33 GCSE AQA Poetry Anthology - Power and Conflict: Analysis of Remains by Simon Armitage

Season 17, Ep. 5

AQA Poetry Anthology Power and Conflict - award winning tutorials from Audiopi


The AQA Power and Conflict poetry anthology is a collection of extremely powerful and moving poems. 


In this audio tutorial series, Mrs Rebecca Kleanthous, an English teacher and an examiner who specialises in poetry, explores the themes and ideas across the poems, analyses the technique used by the poet, including language and structure and provides suitable comparisons with other poems within the cluster. 


You can listen to a narration of the poems first and then listen to the analysis that follows


Tutorial Summary


  • What is the poem Remains about?
  • How does Simon Armitage use language and structure to present his ideas and feelings about power / conflict?
  • This tutorial discusses the key themes and ideas within the poem Remains and analyses the technique used by Simon Armitage, including the language and structure.
  • It also looks at suitable comparisons within the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster.


Series Tutors


  • Mrs Rebecca Kleanthous B.A., M.A., PGCE English Teacher and Deputy Head of Year 


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