poetry context Flashcards
(10 cards)
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exposure
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- wilfred owen - pursued a career in church but found it hypocritical as it failed to care for its dependants so became a soldier
- written whilst Owen was fighting in the trenches, war was romanticised so Owen exposed horrific realities.
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storm on the island
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- death of a naturalist - heaneys first collection - demonstrates the violence of nature rather than beauty
- conflict - ongoing conflict between unionists, protestant and nationalist, intensified in 1968
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london
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- Industrial revolution - “chartered” means governments gave land and resource rights to the wealthy, creating monopolies.
- French Revolution - inspiration as it demonstrated how the oppressed could seize power
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poppies
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- jane weir - born 1963 with 2 sons, influenced her desire to explore what caused young boys to go to war, also a textile designer
- poppies grew on battlefields, symbol of remembrance. armistice sunday was a way to remember WW2.
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kamikaze
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- kamikaze pilots - flew manned suicide missions into targets, last resort
- named after a typhoon that wiped out enemy ships, nature is the true source of power
- very patriotic culture, better to be killed than named a coward
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checking out me history
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- John Agard - born in Guyana and received a british education due to colonisation. formative years lived under british rule, however, he saw his country become independent, realising how much of his identity he was deprived of.
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the emigree
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- carol rumens - born in London but lived in belfast and Wales.
- the emigree - in the collection “thinking of Skins”, centred of political consciousness between Russia and east Europe, focus on identity and culture
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charge of the light brigade
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- the Crimean war - first war properly documented, British got involved, unpopular as it was seen as unnecessary. light brigade often members of the lower class, lightly armed on horseback
- battle of balaclava- catastrophic battle as a result of a misunderstood order, from commander in chief
Tennyson - experienced intense poverty, given the role of poet Laurence, duty to glorify war and defend positions of the aristocracy to the public
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the prelude
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- wordsworth - developed a deep affection for lake district in attempts to escape his difficult childhood
- romantics - written in the enlightenment period, written to challenge peoples viewpoints
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ozymandias
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- romantics - appreciation of nature and the sublime, rejection of enlightenment + institutions
- Ramesses 2 - statue discovered at time of Shelley’s writing, remembered for his tyranny and military exploits
- king geroge 2 - poem written in his reign, remember for oppression and tyranny. during his rule, the 13 colonies rebelled.