Power and Conflict Questions for Remains

Here are some practice questions for Simon Armitage’s poem Remains, tailored towards AQA GCSE Literature exams.

If you’re looking for support with this poem, take a look at the full poem analysis below:

QUESTIONS

1. Compare the ways poets present ideas about violence in ‘Remains’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’. 

2. Compare the ways poets present ideas about trauma and grief in ‘Remains’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’. 

3. Compare the ways poets present inner psychological conflicts in ‘Remains’ and one other poem from the ‘Power and Conflict’ anthology. 

4. Compare the ways poets present the lasting impact of war in ‘Remains’ and one other poem from your collection.

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