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The Manhunt summary

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Soldiers wife getting to know husband after war, he is mentally and physically scarred

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Manhunt context

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Poek about eddie beddoes, biritsh solider in bosnian war (1992-1995)
Suffered severely from PTSD due to war
Poem is about specific real person
(Laura is wife)

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Manhunt themes

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War
Love
Power
Man
Loss
Change

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Sonnet 43 summary

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Woman all the ways she loves partner, making it clear she loves him alot

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Sonnet 43 context

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Devotedly religious poet was serious ill for most of life, wrote for husband / love at time only meant to be seen by him, gather she wrote 42 other sonntets
Wasnt allowed to marry him, passion

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Sonnet 43 themes

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Power
Love
Time
Man
Religion

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London summary

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Relentless misery and despair all around London during industrial revolution, everywhere has sadnes

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London context

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Strong negative views on monarchy, church,city life and industrail revolution
Notmtypical views for time

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London themes

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Man
power
Place
Time
Death
Religion

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The soldier sunmary

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Solider explaining why prospect of dying in war isnt bad, seeing as honour for dying for country especially for heavenly britain

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The soldier context

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Written in 1914 (he didnt go to war yet) ironic
Propaganda
Neber fought in war, died on the war
Poem ties into pro-war nationalistic sentiment that was prevalent at the time

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The soldier themes

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War
Love
Place
Man
Death

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She walks in beauty summary

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Persona describing beautiful woman they have seen
Using images of light and darkness
Trying to reflect inner beauty reflect outer beauty asw

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She walks in beauty context

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Infamous for scandalous lifestyle of lot of partners
Poem alleged to be talking after he met his cousin’s beautiful wide

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She walks in beauty themes

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Power
Love
Man
Religion

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Living space summary

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Descibes a slum
Talks about how there are eggs in slums
Talking about how uncomfortable but still working house place it is

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Living space context

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Multicultural perspectives, raising awareness of mumbai slums (dharavi)
Looking at places of immense poverrty

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Living space themes

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Power
Place
Man
Nature

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As imperceptibly as grief summary

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Reflection on grief
And its gradual passing into acceptance like change away from summer
Disappearance then later worth celebrating

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As imperceptibly as grief context

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Reculse who had fascination of death
Also caring for ill mother, poetry was prvate

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As imperceptibly as grief themes

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Time
Death
Man
Power
Nature

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Cozy apologia summary

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Persona of poem reflecting on love for partner while storm raging outside and they are in safety

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Cozy apologia context

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Poem written about partner fred
Storm was storm floyd in 1999, hurricane causing mass devastation

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Cozy apologia themes

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Power
Nature
love
Man

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Valentine summary
One person giving another a valetnines gift But gives person onion then something cliché Explanation to why gift given
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Valentine context
Openly lgbtq writer Wrote when challenged by radio station to write original love poem for valentines day Unconventional, unaccepted identity = unconventional poem?
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Valentine themes
Love Man Power
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A wife in london summary
Wife receiving message that her husband (soldier) has fallen in battle. The next day she receives a letter from husband before he died, letter full of hope
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A wife in london context
Written during boer war Vritish thinking they would easily win, but won with cost of death 22,000 soldiers Poet pretty critical of war
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A wife in london themes
War Death Time Love Man Place
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Death of a naturalist summary
Young boy who loves playing in nature and loves animal frogspawn, however frogspawn mature and replaces into actual frogs which terrify him
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Death of a naturalist context
Grew up in rural ireland Child during conflict in ireland Abruot change = abrupt change to boarding school? When poem written, became father same year, reflection on his childhood?
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Death of a naturalist theme
Power Nature Love Time Man Death
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Hawk roosting summary
Told from perspective of hawk, and looks at violence of nature + hawk arrogance as he believes he is superior to God
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Hawk roosting context
Rural ubrinding Aware of harsh realities of nature (animal killings e.g.) Also influenced heavily by father who was ww1 veteran, explain violence in poem?
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Hawk roosting themes
Nature Death Power Religion
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To autumn summary
Celebrates season of autumn, lists immense bounty it brings, detailing its hard work that season does and demands, and praises the collaboration of man and nature Poem goes through time passing from early in autumn and ending on border of autumn
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To autumn context
Poet was Romantic poet (liked nature) Alleged he was keen to write this poem after a riverside walk One of Keats final poems as he struggles with money = written in autumn of his career?
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To autumn themes
Nature Time Death Man Love
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Afternoons summary
Details life of young mothers Must look after and entertain children Distant from husband or experience more subtle / muted type of love Presence of themselves isnt most important in their own lives
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Afternoons context
Observational tone = perennial outsider 1960 when poem written and set, had fixed gender roles, women expected to stay at home and look after children
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Afternoons themes
Time Man Power Nature War Death Love
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Dulce et Decorum est summary
Harsh realities of war Exhausted soldiers are subjected to gas attacks, killing noe of them Imagery of soldier dying haunting persona, reflect on how pro-war propaganda is nothing but lies
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Dulce et decorum est context
Fought in ww1 Suffered immensely Suffering and spening time in hospital Depicted what war was really like Written to counter pro-war propaganda Died in battle
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Dulce et decorum est themes
War Death Man Power
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Ozymandias summary
Persona meeting traveller who tells statue about half destoyed statue in middle of desert Statue of ozymandias, cruel powerful and arrogant king
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Ozymandias context
Shelley was romantic poet for nature Proving how nature presented more powerful than man Allegedly wrote poem when hearing explorer retrieving statue from desert (Ramses 2) Ramses 2 = powerful Egyptian pharaoh, poem about him
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Ozymandias themes
Power Nature Love Time Man Death
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Mametz wood summary
Uncovering of bones and remains in mametz wood (france) Ww1, talks about brutal ways they died
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Mametz wood context
Wlesh poet, wanted to commemorate 38th welsh division, group of soldiers who have been forgotten in history Remains still being uncovered as late as 2016 = suggests how obliterated soldiers were?
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Mametz wood themes
War Death Place Time
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The prelude summary
Young person ice skating and have a good time in nature Time passes, sounds of nature disturbing them, something has profoundly changed between them
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The prelude context
Autobiographical poem (tiny part of whole thing) He was keen ice skater, something he grew fond of as he spent lots of time in nature Outdoorsy lifestyle he chose due to harsh home life
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The prelude themes
Nature Time Man

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