Poetry - Paper 2

Question 1

London - William Blake context

Answer 1

Romantic poet
A radical thinker - interested in social justice
Ideal of freedom
( Influenced by the revolution )

Question 2

London - form , structure and tone

Answer 2

Form - dramatic monologue ( the suffering he sees ) / AB rhyme scheme
Structure - 4 stanzas - ( social injustice )
First 2 = on people he sees and hears / 3 = those he holds responsibility / 4 = young to help - need for change
Tone - angry and hopeless

Repetition

Question 3

London - key themes

Question 4

London - language

Answer 4

( Vivid imagery to convey his strong emotions )

Question 5

Composed upon Westminster Bridge - William Wordsworth - context

Answer 5

Romantic poet
Love of nature ; concerned with the relationship of man vs nature
Ideal of freedom and feelings of change - ( powerful emotions )

Question 6

Westminster Bridge - form , structure and tone

Answer 6

Form - A Petrarchan sonnet ( 8 + 6 )
Structure - enjambment ; reflects the awe he has of the view
Exclamation ; he’s energised and surprised by this beauty
Tone - relaxed & calm

Question 7

Westminster Bridge - key themes

Question 8

Westminster Bridge - key language

Question 9

To Autumn - John Keats - context

Answer 9

Romantic poet ; appreciation of nature
Father died - understood life is short

Question 10

To Autumn - form , structure and tone

Answer 10

Form - ode ; praising the particular time of year
Structure - 3 stanzas with a rhyme scheme ; reflects a cycle of life but change should be expected
Tone - melancholic ; thinks about time passing

Question 11

To Autumn - key themes

Question 12

To Autumn - key language

Question 13

Home thoughts from abroad - Robert browning - context

Answer 13

Victorian poet ; takes inspiration from nature
Written the poem when living in Italy - he was homesick

Question 14

Home thoughts - form , structure and tone

Answer 14

Form - short lyric ; praising a place he is not living in anymore
Structure - 2 stanzas - divided between what he remembers to expect and what he imagines ( juxtapose contrast of the 2 months )
Tone - admiration , wonder and happy

Question 15

Home thoughts - key themes

Question 16

Home thoughts - key language

Question 17

I started early took my dog - Emily Dickinson - context

Answer 17

Victorian poet ???
Lived in isolation after her dogs death
Brought up in Christianity - used to very rigid rules
Written during 19th century

Question 18

I started early - form , structure and tone

Answer 18

Form - Ballard ; emphasis the strength and power of the sea
Syllable structure - creates a hymn - reflects her religious beliefs
Structure - dashes ; speaks timidness towards the power of nature
Tone - shifts according to the speakers feelings
Beginning = innocent and joyful
Ends = anxious

Question 19

I started early - key themes

Question 20

I started early - key language

Question 21

Where the picnic was - Thomas hardy - context

Answer 21

Victorian poet
Written after his wife’s death ; unexpected
Was traumatised by her death

Question 22

Where the picnic was - form , structure and tone

Answer 22

Form - lyric ; imagery to symbolise his loss
Structure - 3 stanzas ; past , present and future
2nd stanza - lots of emjambment ; lack of control over his emotions - thinking about future without his wife
Tone - reflective - the changes that have happened throughout his life

Question 23

Where the picnic was - key themes

Question 24

Where the picnic was - key language

Question 25

Adlestrop - Edward Thomas - context

Answer 25

Drawn inspiration from romantic poets Known for his sensitive observations of the countryside

Question 26

Adlestrop - form , structure and tone

Answer 26

Form - free verse = liberation of nature Structure - 4 stanzas with 4 lines in each stanza - Adlestrop is timeless and memory will never change Tone - peaceful and nostalgic ; focuses on a place that could easily be forgotten - calming as to take a moment to pause and enjoy nature

Question 27

Adlestrop - key themes

Question 28

Adlestrop - key language

Question 29

In Romney marsh - John Davidson - context

Answer 29

Gained inspiration from romantic period ; appreciation of beauty and nature Brought up in a Christian family Suffered depression - found solace in exploring nature

Question 30

In Romney Marsh - form , structure and tone

Answer 30

Form - pastoral Ballard ; importance of this place - passed down from generations to generations Structure - 7 stanzas - symbolic to Christianity for perfection Tone - peaceful and filled with admiration , rich descriptions of the surroundings

Question 31

In Romney marsh - key themes

Question 32

In Romney marsh - key language

Question 33

Absence - Elizabeth Jennings - context

Answer 33

Took inspiration from her religious background Was part of the Movement = realisation in their poems Unclear who the poems were dedicated

Question 34

Absence - form , structure & tone

Answer 34

Form - lyric poem - helps the reader focus more on the subject matter Structure - 3 stanzas with 5 lines ; frozen in time - speakers grief Tone - shifts from calm to melancholic - poet feels anguish as the place hasn’t changed

Question 35

Absence - key themes

Question 36

Absence - key language

Question 37

Steward island - Fleur Adcock - context

Answer 37

Born in NZ - moved back to England Tried to move back to NZ but she felt a sense of loss and homesickness when leaving England Struggled with her national identity Inability to accept the beauty of the island

Question 38

Steward island - form , structure & tone

Answer 38

Form - block form ; no pause - reflects the speakers internal thoughts Structure - 1 stanza ; represents island Free verse = her feelings & thoughts aren’t restricted Tone - quite bitter / conversational - based on the poets thoughts & feelings about her past

Question 39

Steward island - key themes

Question 40

Steward island - key language