8. Comparing 'Walking Away' and 'Climbing My Grandfather'

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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 Walking Away by Cecil Day-Lewis and Climbing My Grandfather by Andrew Waterhouse and he’s joined by the poet Caroline Bird to help discuss both poems. Together they talk through three key points: Perspective: Who is the speaker in the poem Tense: when the events in the poem happened Imagery: both poems contain nature imagery Suitable for: AQA. For more information on how to write about poetry check out the Bitesize website. Bitesize guide to Walking Away: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zxysnbk/revision/8 Bitesize guide to Climbing My Grandfather: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zw6m2p3/revision/1