Flashcards in Poetry Deck (21)
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1
Q
Poppies:
- poet?
- form?
- structure?
A
- Jane Wier
- Dramatic monologue
- Free verse
2
Q
Poppies:
Key Features?
Overall message?
A
- contrast of domestic and military imagery - constant blending = deep impact on her - son is always on her mind, life changed
- enjambment = overwhelmed
- chaotic structure = chaotic impact of those left behind/ impacted by war
- Conflict isn’t only experienced by those on the front line, but also deeply affects those who don’t fight
3
Q
M.L.D:
- poet?
- form?
- structure?
A
- Robert Browning
- dramatic monologue-listener is silent allowing reader to deduce character of speaker, iambic pentameter- silence = silence of women in Victorian England
- 1 long verse - cant stop = cant control himself, enjambment, sounds like dialogue
4
Q
M.L.D:
Key Features?
Overall message?
A
- 2 types of power ; political and domestic
- name-dropping ‘Fra Pandolf’ - ‘Fra’ = brother-monk
- characterisation of the Duke
- tight rhyme scheme, iambic pentameter, rhyming couplets = tight control of the duke JUX. enjambment = he cant control himself
either: male power and control of women in Victorian England - men weakened by need for power over women
OR
Duke’s weakness/paranoia ( a result of the power he has?)
5
Q
Storm O.T.I:
- poet?
- form?
- structure?
A
- Seamus Heaney
- dramatic monologue? - listener silent = character of speaker, inbalance reflects inbalance between speaker and nature/ between catholics and protistants
- 1 long stanza, long complex sentences, enjambement = long, hard to read, overwhelming, allows reader to empathise, few rhyme/half rhyme = uncontrolable storm
6
Q
Storm O.T.I:
Key Features?
Overall message?
A
- rhyming couplets opening and closing - cyclical = inescapably of conflict/storm
- oxymoron contrast between colloquial language and military imagery: ‘exploding comfortably’ = normal for speaker - effect of conflict
- enjambment = constant barrage of storm
- ‘storm’ = ‘stormont’ = houses of parliament Ireland
- ‘we’ = solidarity, suggests opposition of ‘them’
- iambic pent = English, shows taking over of Ireland by British
- line 9 has extra syllable, emphasises ‘fear’, breaks iambic pent
- monosyllabic, long vowels = strength of storm
- iambic pent = order in chaos, people living in conflict
7
Q
The Prelude:
- poet?
- form?
- structure?
A
- William Wordsworth
- Epic poem - one main hero, about adventure/heroic event
- one long verse, blank verse, iambic pentameter - overwhelming, reflects how overwhelmed young Wordsworth was - empathise
8
Q
The Prelude:
Key Features?
Overall message?
A
- spiritual growth of boy = main event
- Influenced by John Milton - ‘paradise lost’ (about adam and eve) - same structure
- personification of nature
- cyclical structure
- detailed expressive language at start constrasts language at end
- man is ultimately less powerful then nature
9
Q
The Prelude themes?
A
individual experiences power of nature memory negative emotions pride
10
Q
Storm O.T.I themes?
A
Conflict-reality
Power of nature/of humans
11
Q
My Last Duchess themes?
A
Power of humans
Pride
negative emotions
12
Q
Poppies themes?
A
Memory
effects of conflict
individual experiences
13
Q
London:
- poet?
- form?
- structure?
A
- William Blake
- Dramatic monologue - unbroken ABAB rhyme scheme = relentless misery of the city, rhythm = sound of footfall
- quatrains, cyclical structure = unescapability, iambic tetrameter (7) - not all in, some less, weak line = weakness of people
14
Q
London:
Key Features?
Overall message?
A
- negative imagery
- ‘mind forged manacles’ = inetertextual reference to Jean-Jack Rousseau = mans lack of freedom came from idea imposed by external authorities
- ‘blackening church’ = 2 meanings; literal and critisism of church for not helping those in need
- ‘blood runs down palace walls’ = french revolution
- the poor are suffering due to the misuse of power by government, church and monarch
15
Q
London themes?
A
power of humans
anger
constraint
negative emotions
16
Q
C.O.T.L.B:
- poet?
- form?
- structure?
A
- Alfred Tennyson
- 3rd person - like a story, rhythm = fast pace, momentum is broken by unrhymed lines = soldiers stumbling, lack of overall rhyme scheme = chaos of war
- Ballard - tells a story, designed to be sung and remembered = importance of message
17
Q
C.O.T.L.B:
Key Features?
Overall message?
A
- dactylic dimeter - (1 stressed, 2 unstressed) =mirrors hoof beat of the horses, pace increases through poem, falling rhythm = falling soldiers, dact. dimeter =
- satirical element, traditionally used in humorous poetry, critisism subtle as time period, and poet laureate
- ‘someone had blundered’ - stands out, emphasis, ‘blundered’ taken from original news report, shorter= shortening of lives
- religions allusions
18
Q
C.O.T.L.B themes?
A
power of humans
chaos of war
19
Q
Checking out M.H:
- poet?
- form?
- structure?
A
- John Agard
- oral poetry - designed to make reader remember , mixture of different stanza forms = breaking rules, simple rhyme scheme in English = mockery, shorter lines and broken syntax in Caribbean ones = emphasis
- British figures = brief, Caribbean characters in more detail
20
Q
Checking out M.H:
Key Features?
Overall message?
A
- eurocentric approach to education
- rhyme scheme forces white and black characters together, forces audience to think of them as equals
- no punctuation - enjambment
- end of final stanza = poet = power given by his newfound knowledge
- phonetic spelling
- Western culture and education has tried to impose itself on other countries and destroy their culture and history, instead replacing it with their edited version
21
Q
Checking out M.H themes?
A
- anger/negative emotions
- identity
- power - of knowledge
