Aims:

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1. To develop an understanding of the poem
2. To develop awareness of how rich vocabulary and
   alliteration are used in poetry.

Aims
C
ontent
A
ttitude
Atmosphere
or
T
echnique
Key Skills Communication Working with
others Improving own learning and performance
S
uccess
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Biography

• Born 1895, Wimbledon
• Oxford University (did not graduate)
• Enlisted 1914, injured at Somme
• Poet, Novelist, Professor of Poetry
• Died 1985,

Robert Graves
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Read the Poem Carefully
C
ontent

• Using your own words, re-write the poem as a
  dialogue between two friends.

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A
ttitude

• What is Robert Graves trying to tell us about
  war?
• War is hell
• Germans die in war too
• Death is horrible
• The reality of war is totally different to the
  blood and fame of the songs.
• Put these statements in rank order and explain
  your choices

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T
echnique

• Choose three words or phrases that describe the
  dead soldier and explain what effect they have on
  the reader.
• Explain why alliteration is used in the final line

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S
uccess

• How well does the poet use the techniques to get
  his message across?