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Here is the english lit aqa 2025 power and conflict prediction

Looking at the past trends of the AQA Power and Conflict poetry questions, the exam board seems to cycle through different themes and poems without repeating them too often in consecutive years. Here’s a breakdown of potential predictions for 2025:

Likely Themes for 2025:
- The themes tend to rotate between power and conflict, or how individuals are affected by war and experiences.
- Since 2024 was Kamikaze, which focuses on conflict and personal choice, 2025 might lean towards a different aspect—perhaps power or the effects of war again.

Possible Poem for 2025:
- The poems that haven’t appeared in recent years include:
- "Storm on the Island" (Power of nature and fear)
- "Tissue" (Fragility of power and control)
- "Checking Out Me History" (Power and identity)
- "The Prelude" (Power of nature and experience)

Given the pattern, the 2025 poem is likely to be "Storm on the Island" or "Checking Out Me History" —both deal with power and control but in different ways.

Predicted Question for 2025:
1. "How does Heaney present the power of nature in *Storm on the Island*?"
OR
2. "How does Agard explore the theme of identity and power in Checking Out Me History?"

Alternatively, if they repeat a theme (like conflict or effects of war), they could go for "Exposure" or “The Emigrée", but I’d say Storm on the Island is the strongest contender.

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Reply 1

If it's tissue 💀🤚

Reply 2

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by music_obsessed
If it's tissue 💀🤚


I will cry

Reply 3

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by music_obsessed
If it's tissue 💀🤚

I think I can almost say more about tissue then checking out me history 🥲😟

Reply 4

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by fernx.
I think I can almost say more about tissue then checking out me history 🥲😟

i hope its neither of them </3

Reply 5

i like checking out me history ( the only thing i know is "dem tell me "😞)

Reply 6

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by Custards Creme
i like checking out me history ( the only thing i know is "dem tell me "😞)

LOL ive never actually learnt it i was absent on the day my class did it and it was a year ago- hope it doesnt come up

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by Hamnah azam
Looking at the past trends of the AQA Power and Conflict poetry questions, the exam board seems to cycle through different themes and poems without repeating them too often in consecutive years. Here’s a breakdown of potential predictions for 2025:
Likely Themes for 2025:
- The themes tend to rotate between power and conflict, or how individuals are affected by war and experiences.
- Since 2024 was Kamikaze, which focuses on conflict and personal choice, 2025 might lean towards a different aspect—perhaps power or the effects of war again.
Possible Poem for 2025:
- The poems that haven’t appeared in recent years include:
- "Storm on the Island" (Power of nature and fear)
- "Tissue" (Fragility of power and control)
- "Checking Out Me History" (Power and identity)
- "The Prelude" (Power of nature and experience)
Given the pattern, the 2025 poem is likely to be "Storm on the Island" or "Checking Out Me History" —both deal with power and control but in different ways.
Predicted Question for 2025:
1. "How does Heaney present the power of nature in *Storm on the Island*?"
OR
2. "How does Agard explore the theme of identity and power in Checking Out Me History?"
Alternatively, if they repeat a theme (like conflict or effects of war), they could go for "Exposure" or “The Emigrée", but I’d say Storm on the Island is the strongest contender.

I hope its tissue

Reply 8

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by fernx.
I think I can almost say more about tissue then checking out me history 🥲😟


No I think there the most for me like there on the same level

Reply 9

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by Custards Creme
i like checking out me history ( the only thing i know is "dem tell me "😞)


Same

Reply 10

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by Sli0
I hope its tissue


No don’t say that

Reply 11

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by music_obsessed
If it's tissue 💀🤚

if its tissue ill be using the poem AS a tissue

Reply 12

Original post
by Hamnah azam
Looking at the past trends of the AQA Power and Conflict poetry questions, the exam board seems to cycle through different themes and poems without repeating them too often in consecutive years. Here’s a breakdown of potential predictions for 2025:
Likely Themes for 2025:
- The themes tend to rotate between power and conflict, or how individuals are affected by war and experiences.
- Since 2024 was Kamikaze, which focuses on conflict and personal choice, 2025 might lean towards a different aspect—perhaps power or the effects of war again.
Possible Poem for 2025:
- The poems that haven’t appeared in recent years include:
- "Storm on the Island" (Power of nature and fear)
- "Tissue" (Fragility of power and control)
- "Checking Out Me History" (Power and identity)
- "The Prelude" (Power of nature and experience)
Given the pattern, the 2025 poem is likely to be "Storm on the Island" or "Checking Out Me History" —both deal with power and control but in different ways.
Predicted Question for 2025:
1. "How does Heaney present the power of nature in *Storm on the Island*?"
OR
2. "How does Agard explore the theme of identity and power in Checking Out Me History?"
Alternatively, if they repeat a theme (like conflict or effects of war), they could go for "Exposure" or “The Emigrée", but I’d say Storm on the Island is the strongest contender.

Did they have to give us the worst poems for our exams?

Reply 13

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by Natgo09
if its tissue ill be using the poem AS a tissue


I’m walking out

Reply 14

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by lnsomniac
Did they have to give us the worst poems for our exams?


Yup unfortunately

Reply 15

I'm stressing! I've got Checkin out me history down but I'm struggling with comparing it, I chose war photographer as the consequences of knowing the identity of the victims equally causes discomfort however their situations are completely opposite as the speaker in COMH is frustrated with the lack of identity. I chose to revise war photographer so I'm also prepared in case it is a war question but I'm scared my comparison is too far fetched T_T

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by ems2325
I'm stressing! I've got Checkin out me history down but I'm struggling with comparing it, I chose war photographer as the consequences of knowing the identity of the victims equally causes discomfort however their situations are completely opposite as the speaker in COMH is frustrated with the lack of identity. I chose to revise war photographer so I'm also prepared in case it is a war question but I'm scared my comparison is too far fetched T_T

i havent touched sIIt for the poetry section, im gonna wing it and learn some last min qoutes from each poem

Reply 17

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by Custards Creme
i havent touched sIIt for the poetry section, im gonna wing it and learn some last min qoutes from each poem

preach

Reply 18

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by Custards Creme
i havent touched sIIt for the poetry section, im gonna wing it and learn some last min qoutes from each poem


Yeah that’s what I did lol

Reply 19

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by warneowr
LOL ive never actually learnt it i was absent on the day my class did it and it was a year ago- hope it doesnt come up


okay please learn it, I did this for my gcse and the one I never even looked over came up

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