Year 8 · English · War poetry · Lesson 4
Comparing war poems
Comparing Tennyson's ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ with Owen's war poetry: rhythm, repetition, attitudes and comparison writing.
20-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Analyse rhythm and repetition in Tennyson's poem
- Compare Tennyson's and Owen's attitudes
- Explain how context shapes the poems
- Write a comparison paragraph with connectives
The method
- Make a point about both poems.
- Quote and explain poem 1.
- Use a comparison connective.
- Quote and explain poem 2, with context.
Key words: compare, rhythm, refrain, repetition, connective, context, glorify.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
Who wrote ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’?
- Step 1: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1854
Answer: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Question 2
Which war is ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ about?
- Step 1: The Crimean War (1850s)
Answer: The Crimean War
Question 3
Was Tennyson a soldier?
- Step 1: No: he was Poet Laureate
- Step 2: He read about it in a newspaper
Answer: No: he was the Poet Laureate and read about it