Comparing views in ‘The Soldier’, ‘In Flanders Fields’ and ‘The Gift of India’
I can make detailed comparisons between how Brooke, Naidu and McCrae present ideas around war and the experience of dying at war.
Comparing views in ‘The Soldier’, ‘In Flanders Fields’ and ‘The Gift of India’
I can make detailed comparisons between how Brooke, Naidu and McCrae present ideas around war and the experience of dying at war.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Both Naidu and Brooke personify their respective countries but they have different effects on the reader.
- Both Naidu and McCrae utilise natural imagery, but they have different effects on the reader.
- Thinking about poets as being in conversation with one another is a useful way of thinking about a comparative essay.
Common misconception
That comparative essays should only focus on the differences between poems.
The most successful comparative essays focus on both the similarities and the differences between the poems.
Keywords
Attitude - The attitude of a poem is the way the writer thinks or feels about the subject they are writing about.
Mood - The mood of a poem is the emotional undertone.
Patriotic - Being patriotic means showing your love for your country.
Content - Being content means being pleased with your situation and not looking to improve it.
Duty - Duty is a moral or legal obligation or responsibility.
Equipment
You will need access to copies of Brooke's 'The Soldier', Naidu's 'The Gift of India', and McCrae's 'In Flanders Fields' for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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