Anthology Poems

Question 1

“we are _: we _ our houses squat” storm on the island

Answer 1

“we are prepared: we build our houses squat” storm on the island

Question 2

“the patriotic tear that had _________ in his eye sweating like _______ iron from the centre of his ______”what poem?

Answer 2

‘he patriotic tear that had brimmed in his eye sweating like molten iron from the centre of his chest” Bayonet charge

Question 3

“Round the decay of that _ wreck, _ and _ the lone and level sands stretch far away” Ozymandias

Answer 3

“round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away” Ozymandias

Question 4

“all their ____are ice” what poem

Answer 4

“all their eyes are ice” exposure

Question 5

“I gave _; Then all smiles _ together”

Answer 5

“I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together”

Question 6

“A shattered ______lies, whose frown, and _____lip, and sneer of cold ______” What poem?

Answer 6

“a shatter’d visage lies, whose frown, and wrinkled lip, and sneer of old command” Ozymandias

Question 7

“in every _ cry of fear … _ manacles I hear.” London

Answer 7

“in every infant’s cry of fear … mind-forged manacles I hear” London

Question 8

“Blights with _ the marriage hearse” What poem?

Answer 8

“blights with plagues the marriage hearse” London

Question 9

“none puts by the _ I have drawn for you, but I” My Last duchess

Answer 9

“none puts by the curtains I have drawn for you, but I” My last duchess

Question 10

“_ tell me, _ tell me” What poem?

Answer 10

“Dem tell me, dem tell me” checking out me history

Question 11

“In what _ clockwork of the stars and the _” Bayonet charge

Answer 11

“In what cold clockwork oof the stars and the nations” Bayonet charge

Question 12

“_ like a tame cat turned _” Storm on the island

Answer 12

“spits like a tame cat turned savage” Storm on the island

Question 13

“The _ shoals of fishes flashing _ as their bellies swivelled towards the sun” What poem?

Answer 13

“The dark shoals of fish flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun” Kamikaze

Question 14

“exploding _” what poem?

Answer 14

“exploding comfortably” storm on the island

Question 15

“But _ happens” Exposure

Answer 15

“But nothing happens” Exposure
Repeated oms

Question 16

“Bandage up me _ with me own history/ Blind me to me own _”

Answer 16

Eye history

Question 17

“A shaven _ full of powerful _” Kamikaze

Answer 17

“A shaven head full of powerful incantations” Kamikaze

Question 18

“He must have _ which had been the better way to _” Kamikaze

Answer 18

“He must have wondered which had been the better way to die” Kamikaze

Question 19

“that’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, _ as if she were alive” My last duchess

Answer 19

“that’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, looking as if she were alive” My last duchess

Question 20

“our _ ache, in the merciless iced east _ that knive us..” What poem/

Answer 20

“our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us..” Exposure
Personification- nature is attacking the soldiers

Question 21

“I wander through each _ street, near where the _ Thames does flow” What poem?

Answer 21

“I wander through each chartered street, near where the chartered Thames does flow” London

Question 22

‘What are we doing here? What poem is this from?

Answer 22

‘What are we doing here?’ exposure
Highlights helplessness of the soldiers

Question 23

‘Poignant m—— of dawn’ what poem?
What does it mean?

Answer 23

‘Poignant misery of dawn’ Exposure
oxymoron that presents dawn as being miserable not hopeful, beautiful and serene

Question 24

‘Dawn massing in the east her m——— a—-‘ what poem, context and meaning

Answer 24

“Dawn massing in the east her melancholy army” exposure
OXYMORON Describing the arrival of morning in the trenches.
Normally, dawn symbolizes hope, but here, it is an “army” bringing more suffering.

Question 25

‘Slowly our g—- drag home’ which poem, what does or mean

Answer 25

“Slowly our ghosts drag home” spiritually, the soldiers are dead, exposure Shows the dehumanization and emotional detachment caused by war

Question 26

“Is it that we’re d——‘ what poem?

Answer 26

“ Is it that we’re dying “ exposure The soldiers begin questioning their existence, feeling as though they are already dead

Question 27

‘Suddenly he a—— and was running- r— in r— -seamedhot khaki, his sweat heavy - bayonet charge

Answer 27

“Suddenly he awoke and was running – raw / In raw-seamed hot khaki, his sweat / Heavy” The “raw” imagery conveys the soldier’s vulnerability and the physical strain of war. “Hot khaki” emphasizes the discomfort and harsh reality of the soldier’s uniform

Question 28

“Sweating like m—— iron” what poem?

Answer 28

“Sweating like molten iron” bayonet charge metaphor of molten iron emphasizes the intensity and heaviness of the soldier’s exertion and fear

Question 29

King, h——, human d——-, /etcetera which poem?

Answer 29

“King, honour, human dignity, / Etcetera” Bayonet charge soldier reflects on the ideals that were supposed to motivate him, but they now seem distant and meaningless in the face of war.

Question 30

‘In what c—- cl—- of the stars/ was he the h—- that pointed at? “ what poem and what is the meaning

Answer 30

“In what cold clockwork of the stars… was he the hand that pointed at?” Bayonet charge highlights the soldier’s sense of insignificance and helplessness, pondering why he has been singled out for such suffering

Question 31

“threw up a y—- hair that s—-‘ what poem, meaning

Answer 31

“Threw up a yellow hair that stank” bayonet charge the yellow could be cowardice behaviour, imagery of decay and death as well.

Question 32

‘Patriotic t—- that had b—- I’m his what poem?

Answer 32

“The patriotic tear that had brimmed in his eye” kamikaze

Question 33

“The _ bound, a huge _ black and _” - what poem?

Answer 33

“The horizon’s bound, a huge peak, black and huge” - the prelude - repetition of “huge” conveys to reader the sheer size of the mountain in front of him, and the fear it has struck inside of him

Question 34

“End of _ except not really” - what poem?

Answer 34

“End of story except not really” - Remains The image will never leave his mind He will never forget

Question 35

“His _ stays on the _” - what poem?

Answer 35

“His blood-shadow stays on the street” - Remains Metaphor for the fact that his mind has been stained by the event

Question 36

Carol rumens old city is now “s—- with t—-.”

Answer 36

the city is now “sick with tyrants.”

Question 37

‘I am br—— by an impression of s——-“ analysis

Answer 37

Quote: “I am branded by an impression of sunlight” Analysis: The metaphor of being branded suggests a lasting, almost painful emotional attachment. “Sunlight” symbolises purity and innocence, showing how memory persists even when reality changes.

Question 38

“They accuse me of being d—- In their f—- city’

Answer 38

“They accuse me of being dark in their free city” Analysis: The ambiguous they creates a threatening tone. This could suggest racial or political discrimination in the speaker’s new country, showing that freedom is not always truly free.