AQA exam style questions: Power and Conflict cluster

This useful resource contains 15 practice questions on the 'Power and Conflict' poetry cluster from the AQA GCSE poetry anthology. It’s perfect for responses to exam-style questions and to help students confidently present their ideas about these poems for GCSE English Literature Paper 2.

These helpful AQA GCSE exam-style questions focus on the Power and Conflict poetry cluster and include a range of poems and poets, such as ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Shelley, ‘Storm on the Island’ by Seamus Heaney, ‘Bayonet Charge’ by Wilfred Owen, ‘My Last Duchess’ by Tennyson and ‘Checking Out Me History’ by John Agard.

In addition, the questions can help support students to present ideas in their detailed analytical work, and complements any knowledge organiser students are using. This resource may enable students to explore ideas they have on the power of nature and how this theme is represented in the Power and Conflict poetry cluster.

These questions are not directly related to the unseen poetry section of the exam, but can help students to refine their analytical skills for all poetry, both the AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster and any unseen poetry they encounter.

Resources are also available on a wide range of relevant poets, such as William Blake, William Wordsworth, Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage. Alternatively, browse the Teachit A-level poetry collection for resources to support higher attainers.