Poem QUOTATIONS Flashcards
(14 cards)
The Manhunt – Simon Armitage
Quote: “the frozen river which ran through his face”
Summary: A woman explores her soldier husband’s physical and emotional wounds after war, emphasizing the trauma and distance caused by conflict.
Sonnet 43 – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Summary: A deeply spiritual love poem, showing limitless, eternal love that transcends the physical world.
London – William Blake
Quote: “Marks of weakness, marks of woe”
Summary: A bleak walk through London reveals widespread suffering caused by oppression and corrupt institutions.
The Soldier – Rupert Brooke
Quote: “If I should die, think only this of me”
Summary: A patriotic portrayal of noble death in war, showing love for England and the idea of sacrifice.
She Walks in Beauty – Lord Byron
Quote: “She walks in beauty, like the night / Of cloudless climes and starry skies”
Summary: A romantic admiration of a woman’s external and internal beauty, using nature imagery to reflect her grace.
Living Space – Imtiaz Dharker
Quote: “These eggs in a wire basket”
Summary: Describes fragile life in slums, using symbols of hope and faith in the face of hardship and imbalance.
Cozy Apologia – Rita Dove
Quote: “I could pick anything and think of you”
Summary: A warm, reflective poem about the comfort of everyday love, set against the background of a hurricane.
Valentine – Carol Ann Duffy
Quote: “It is a moon wrapped in brown paper”
Summary: A realistic, sometimes brutal portrayal of love, rejecting cliché in favour of honesty and complexity.
Death of a Naturalist – Seamus Heaney
Quote: “The great slime kings / Were gathered there for vengeance”
Summary: A childhood fascination with nature turns to fear, symbolising the loss of innocence.
A Wife in London – Thomas Hardy
Quote: “He – has fallen – in the far South Land…”
Summary: A tragic tale of a woman receiving news of her husband’s death in war, followed by a heart breaking letter from him.
To Autumn – John Keats
Quote: “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”
Summary: A richly descriptive poem celebrating the beauty and ripeness of autumn, with undertones of time and mortality.
Dulce et Decorum Est – Wilfred Owen
Quote: “Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!”
Summary: A harrowing depiction of trench warfare, challenging the idea that it is glorious to die for one’s country.
Ozymandias – Percy Bysshe Shelley
Quote: “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
Summary: A ruined statue in the desert mocks human pride, showing how power fades with time.
Quote: “the wasted young”
Summary: Reflects on the lives lost in WWI, as the land slowly gives up the remains of soldiers buried for decades.
