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15 poems from across time periods, all linking to the ideas of power and conflict. THese include physical conflict, such as was, but also emotional conflict in a range of situations. In the exam you will need to compare two of these poems around a certain theme. You will then be asked to analyse an unseen poem, and then compare this with a second unseen poem. 

An inspector calls
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 In the play, the unsuspecting Birling family are visited by the
mysterious Inspector Goole. He arrives just as they are celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft. The Inspector
reveals that a girl called Eva Smith, has taken her own life by drinking disinfectant. The family are horrified but initially confused as to why the Inspector has called to see them. What follows is a tense and uncomfortable investigation by an all-knowing Inspector through which the family discover that they are all in fact caught up in this poor girl's death.

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Power and Conflict Poetry

 

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