Comedic Poetry Quotes Flashcards
Learn important quotes for comedy (32 cards)
How is the mother in Law’s house described in ‘My Rival’s house’?
“cushions so stiff you can’t sink in”
“tables polished clear enough to see distortions in”
How is the tea described in ‘My Rival’s house?’
“deferential, daughter, I sip
and thank her nicely for each bitter cup”
What are the final lines of “my rival’s house?’
“she won’t give up”
How is the general first described in ‘a satiricle elegy on the death of a late famous general’?
“his Grace! impossible! what, dead!
of old age too, and in his bed!
and could that mighty warrior fall
and so inglorious, after all?
What noise occurs after the general dies in a ‘s satirical elegy on the death of a late famous general?
“the last loud trump” - a reference to the 7 trumpets which play before you enter hell
What metaphor is used to describe the general’s death in ‘a satiricle elegy?’
“he burnt his candle to the snuff”
what did the general leave behind after he died in ‘a satiricle elegy’?
“so great a stink”
What were people’s reaction to the general’s death in ‘a satiricle elegy’?
“nor widows sighs, nor orphans tears”
How is the general and others in positions like him described in ‘a satiricle elegy’?
“come hither, all he empty things,
ye bubbles rais’d by breath of kings”
What is the final line of ‘a satiricle elegy’?
“turn’d to that dirt from whence he sprung”
What did the Dragon think of how he looked in ‘not my best side’?
“I was sorry for bad publicity”
How did the Dragon describe the damsel in ‘not my best side’?
“why should my victim he so
unnatractive as to be inedible”
How does the maiden describe the Dragon in ‘not my best side’?
“nicely physical … lovely green skin … sexy tail”
What innuendos does the maiden use when talking about the Dragon in ‘not my best side’
“he made me feel he was all ready to
eat me”
“you could see all his equipment at a glance”
How does the maiden describe the knight in “not my best side”
“boy … wearing machinery … a really dangerous horse … What was he like under the hardware … he might have acne, blackheads or even bad breath”
How does the knight describe himself in ‘not my best side’
“I have diplomas in … virgin reclamation”
“my horse is the latest model … my spear is custom-built and my prototype armour still on the secret list”
How does the girl seem innocent/appealing/perfect in the first stanza of ‘sunny prestatyn’
"laughed" "tautened white satin" "hunk of coast" "expand from her thighs" "breast-lifting arms"
What language is used to describe the girl after the graffiti in ‘sunny prestatyn’
"slapped up" "snaggle-toothed and boss-eyed" "huge tits and a fissures crotch" "a tuberous cock and balls" "moustached lips of her smile"
In ‘sunny prestatyn’ which language change is most impactful from the first to second stanza?
“breast” - “huge tits”
Who “autographed” the poster in ‘sunny prestatyn’
“titch thomas”
What replaces the poster at the end of ‘sunny prestatyn’
“now fight cancer is there”
how does Mrs Sisyphus describe her husband?
“jerk”
“absolute berk”
“dork”
How could Mrs Sisyphus be seen to admire her husband?
“keen as a hawk
lean as a shark”
“he is giving one hundred per cent and more to his work” - admiration???
Who does Mrs Sisyphus compare herself to?
“feeling like noah’s wife”
“like Frau Johann Sebastian Bach” (an old composer who was only recognised after he died)
