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Sounds,16 Jan 2024,9 mins

SeriesPoetry

4. Comparing ‘Exposure’ and ‘Extract from the Prelude’

Bitesize GCSE English Literature

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Rapper, poet and playwright Testament takes you through some of the key things you need to know to help you write about poetry in your GCSE English literature exam. In this episode he’s comparing Exposure by Wilfred Owen and an extract from The Prelude by William Wordsworth and he’s joined by the poet Owen Sheers. Together they talk through three key points: The theme: the power of nature Technique: both poems use personification to show that power How the narrators in each poem respond to that power Suitable for: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, OCR. For more information on how to write about poetry check out the Bitesize website. More GCSE revision on Exposure: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zq6m2p3/revision/1

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