War Poetry GCSE Eduqas English Literature Comprehension Questions

A selection of COMPREHENSION WORKSHEETS based on the WAR POEMS in the EDUQAS POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Includes: ‘A Wife in London’ (Thomas Hardy), ‘The Manhunt’ (Simon Armitage), ‘Mametz Wood’ (Owen Sheers), ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ (Wilfred Owen), ‘The Soldier’ (Rupert Brooke) and ‘Hawk Roosting’ (Ted Hughes). Useful to check students’ understanding after annotating the poems in class. Includes the poems and relevant questions based on HISTORICAL/CONTEXTUAL detail, MEANING, POETIC LANGUAGE, STRUCTURAL TECHNIQUES and the EFFECT on the reader.