Ozymandias

Question 1

Ozymandias : narrative

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In the heart of a barren desert, a lone traveler stumbled upon the half-buried remains of a colossal statue depicting the once-great king Ozymandias, its weathered visage bearing silent witness to the impermanence of human empires and the relentless march of time.

Question 2

Ozymandias: context

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Acts as a warning to anyone who thinks they are immortal-power wont outlast time shelley was a Romanic poet and valued the power of nature

Question 3

Ozymandias: structure/form

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The sonnet rhyme scheme is ireegular and is perhaps symbolic of the broken staue itself.Ozymandias control and dictatorship has been destoryed over time

Question 4

Ozymandias :Language techniques

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Silibance,hyperbole,imagery,juxtaposition

Question 5

London : Narrative

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London, a city of rich history and vibrant modernity, is encapsulated in a poetic narrative weaving together tales of ancient walls, bustling streets, iconic landmarks, and resilient spirits enduring through time’s passage.

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London:Context

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Set during the poverty of the indusrial revoultion. The poet is supporting the French Revolutions quest for liberty.

Question 7

London :Structure/form

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The regualr rhyme scheme reflects the regualr walking pace of the narrator- it could also reflect the constant, regualar misery of the people of london

Question 8

London: Language techinques

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London’s language techniques encompass diverse linguistic features, literary traditions, and technological innovations.”

Question 9

My last duches: Narrative

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The narrative of “My Last Duchess” unfolds as a Duke recounts the story of his deceased wife to an envoy, revealing his possessive nature and the tragic fate of his former duchess.

Question 10

My last duches: context

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Based on The duke of ferrera form the italian Renaissance to indirectly commeng on sin in the victorian era

Question 11

My last duches :structure/form

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Enjambment,caesura and pauses
reflects the speakers train of thought rhyming couplet and iambic pentameter shows his high status

Question 12

My last duches : language techiques

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“In ‘My Last Duchess,’ Robert Browning employs dramatic monologue, irony, vivid imagery, symbolism, enjambment, precise diction, and subtle allusions to craft a complex portrayal of the Duke’s character and explore themes of power and control.”

Question 13

Charge of the light bregade:Narrative

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In “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” Alfred, Lord Tennyson narrates the tragic story of a cavalry charge during the Crimean War, recounting the bravery and valor of the British soldiers who obeyed orders despite the obvious futility of their mission, resulting in a devastating defeat.

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Charge of the light bregade : context

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A misscommunication led a group of soliders to head. Straight into a battle with catastrophic results

Question 15

Charge if the light bregade: structre/form

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It has a military rhyme simular to the sound of marching drum of horse hooves.

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Charge of the light bregade: language techniques

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In ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade,’ Tennyson employs repetition, vivid imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, parallelism, and pathetic fallacy to vividly depict the valor and tragedy of war.”

Question 17

Exposure: narrative

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Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’ narrates the bleak experiences of soldiers enduring the brutal conditions of trench warfare during World War I.”

Question 18

Exposure :context

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The poet truthfully shows the real conditions of world war 1 for soliders in the trenches

Question 19

Exposure: structure/form

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The fith line in each stanza creates an anti-climax. Para- rhyme reflects how unsettled the soliders are

Question 20

Exposure: context

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The poet wanted to truthfully sjow the real conditions of world war I for soliders in the trenches

Question 21

Storm on the island:conflict

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The conflict between man and nature and people’s fear of the weather

Question 22

Storm on the lsland : power

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The power of the weather to instill fear into man

Question 23

Storm on the island : structure\form

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Present tense suggest the strom is occuring now.Enjambment helps add to the conversational tone

Question 24

Storm on a island : context

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The poet was born on a isolated storm-battered island which acts as a metaphor for the troubles in Ireland.

Question 25

Remains :conflict

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Explores the long term effects that conflict in war has on a solider

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Remains power :

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A soldiers power or lack of power over his own memories and experiences of war

Question 27

Remains : structure/form

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Enjambment adds to the chaos of the batttlefield

Question 28

Remains : context

Answer 28

The poem looks at the dehummanising impact of leaving the trenches into no-man’s-land

Question 29

War photography: conflict

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Conflict betweeen a warzone and rural England

Question 30

War photographer:power

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The powerful war images constast with the detchaed wat they are consumed

Question 31

War photographer:structure/form

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The regualer 4 lines structure reflects the order he is giving to the chaos in the photos

Question 32

War photographer: context

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The poet is bitter about the indifferent way in which people view modern warfare through newspapers

Question 33

The Emigre’e: conflict

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Conflict between childhood memories of a place and adult understanding

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The Emigre’e :power

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The power of the childhood memories of a place and how they can affect people in adulthood

Question 35

The Emigre’e :structure/form

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The lack of conistient line structure of rhyme reflects the speakers confusing feelings about the city

Question 36

The Emigre’e : context

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The poet bases many of the ideas of emigration from countries like the middle east where people are fleeing corruption and tyranny

Question 37

Checking out me history:conflict

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Conflict between what we are taught and not taught in society

Question 38

Checkinf out me history:power

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This poem rebles against they way powerful black figures from hsitory are marginalied

Question 39

Checking out me history:structure/form

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The irregular verse and colloquial language mirrors the drum beat of carribean music

Question 40

Checking out me history: context

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The poem looks at how history is taught and the conflict between facts and truths, which is sometimes obscured by race and gender.

Question 41

Ozymandias quotes

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‘Two vast and trunckles legs of stone’
‘Sneer of cold command’
‘Looks on my works ye mighty and dispear’
‘Nothing bside me remains’
Colossal wreck boundless and bare’

Question 42

London quotes

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‘The mind forged manacles i hear’
‘The hapless soldiers sigh’
‘Where the chrated thames does flow’
‘Every black’ning church appals’
‘Blights with plauges the marriage hearse’

Question 43

My last duches quotes

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‘Thats my duchess… looking as if she were alive’
‘Who passed without the same smile’
‘I gave commands then all smiles stopped’

Question 44

Chrage of the light breagade quotes

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‘Someone had blundered’
‘Stormed at with shot and shell’