English LiteratureYears 10–11Poetry

Poetry — Context

Relate poetry to its biographical, historical and cultural context to enrich analysis (AO3)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you find an old, dusty letter in your attic written by a soldier in World War 1. 🕰️

  2. 2

    What does 'context' mean for a poem?

  3. 3

    Drag the facts to match the poem 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen.

  4. 4

    Let's see how context helps us understand a line from the poem.

  5. 5

    Why does Owen use the word 'guttering' to describe a dying soldier?

  6. 6

    Match the context fact to the poem 'London' by William Blake.

  7. 7

    If you know Blake wrote 'London' during the Industrial Revolution, what does the line 'the mind-forged manacles I hear' probably mean?

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