1. Comparison Practice L/O: to understand how to write about comparisons
Question: Compare how Wilfred Owen explores conflict In Dulce Decorum Est with one other poem. (We will do The Manhunt for the example and for the comparison practice in class)

2. Comparison: what to do?
What do you think the structure of a comparison essay will be?
What words/phrases and connectives can you use to show you can compare?

3. The structure may look:
Intro – Introduce both poems, use the surnames of the poets, give a brief overview of both poems meaning and link the poems by stating if, or, how they are similar or different.
Main section – Analyse the second poem and link back to poem 1 (remember analysis means – explain what you think linked to the question, techniques, quotes, connectives of comparison, meaning, effect, context & zoom in).
Use connectives of comparison as you move between poems
High level skills – linking forward (creating a summative point about both poems to start your analysis points) and linking back (creating an final idea with a summative point about both poems to end your analysis point)
When you link between the poems (compare/contrast) ensure you are comparing ideas/language/structure and stay focused on the question.
Conclude – main points you have made. Brief summary of your ideas
Comparison: what to do?
Connectives which can be used to link: Similarly, differently, in comparison, contrastingly, however, in the same way, on the other hand, as well as…

4. Comparing Poems The example
Task – find the examples on the sheet
Then, looking at comparison example:
What do they do well?
What could they improve?
Both poems Dulce et Decorum Est and The Manhunt show conflict leads to suffering. In Dulce, Owen presents war and conflict as being painful and horrific. He uses a simile for example “like old beggars under sacks.” This is effective because it makes me think that the men are feeling old, tired and it has gone on too long. The key adjective here is “beggars” because it makes the men sound homeless and as if their clothes are in shreds. The reader may feel sympathy for them as they have clearly suffered. This is different to The Manhunt and Armitage, which presents conflict as being painful after the war. He uses metaphors for example “porcelain collar-bone” This is effective because it makes you understand how delicate his bones are and how easily they broke when he was shot. Similarly, to Dulce… the reader is made to feel sympathy again for the man because he also suffered horrific injuries when war was supposed to have finished. Both poems present ideas of pain and suffering caused by conflict effectively with the use of imagery.

5. Both poems Dulce et Decorum Est and The Manhunt show conflict leads to suffering. In Dulce, Owen presents war and conflict as being painful and horrific. He uses a simile for example “like old beggars under sacks.” This is effective because it makes me think that the men are feeling old, tired and it has gone on too long. The key adjective here is “beggars” because it makes the men sound homeless and as if their clothes are in shreds. The reader is feels sympathy for them as they have clearly suffered. This is different to The Manhunt and Armitage, which presents conflict as being painful after the war. He uses metaphors for example “porcelain collar-bone” This is effective because it makes you understand how delicate his bones are and how easily they broke when he was shot. Similarly, to Dulce… the reader is made to feel sympathy again for the man because he also suffered horrific injuries when war was supposed to have finished. Both poems present ideas of pain and suffering caused by conflict effectively with the use of imagery.
Or, Compare how conflict is presented in ________ and compare with one other poem. Or, Compare how nature is presented in _________ with one other poem. Your turn:
The structure? Intro – 2 poems, surnames of poets – brief overview of both poems – state if they are similar or different. Main section - Use PEA explore poem 2 and link back to poem 1 (techniques, quotes, connectives of comparison, meaning, effect, context & zoom in) Conclude – main points you have made. Brief summary of your ideas

6. Your turn Have a go at writing a comparison paragraph.
Ensure you include the success criteria from earlier.
Top tip – interlink quotes from across the poem for top level analysis

7. Swap and peer assess
What analysis is good in the comparison? Have they met the success criteria earlier and how? What could they improve and how could they improve it?