Poetry - Power & Conflict Flashcards
(64 cards)
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Who wrote Ozymandias
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Who is ‘Ozymandias’ about
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Ramesses II
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Explain what form Ozymandias is in
How is it used?
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Sonnet
- 14 line love poem
- used for courting a woman
Shelley uses it ironically as a way to mock self love (vanity / pride)
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What poems do Ozymandias relate to
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- The Prelude
- Storm on the Island
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In Ozymandias, analyse the quote ‘sneer of cold command mean’?
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- shows him to be an evil leader / tyrant
- alliteration
6
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What is the name of a paragraph in a poem
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Stanza
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In Ozymandias, analyse the quote ‘on the pedestal these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, king of kings’
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‘pedastal’
- base of statue / place of admiration
- shows hierarchy and power
‘king of king’s’
- saying he is the god of all kings
- show’s hubris
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In Ozymandias, analyse the quote ‘colossal wreck’
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- oxymoron = power is gone, but used to be there
‘colossal’
- extremely large or enormous
- intimidating
- structure
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Give context on Percy Bysshe Shelley
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- Lived 1792-1822
- Was a Romantic poet
- Wrote the poem in 1818
- Married to Mary Shelley
10
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Who wrote London
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William Blake
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Give context on William Blake
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- lived from 1757-1827
- romantic poet
- protested about mankind’s control over nature
- poem was written in 1790
- ‘London’ was written as a protest poem
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What is the rhyming scheme of London
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iambic rhythm (alternate rhyming scheme)
- emphasis on the second syllable (da DUM)
- rhythm the same as footsteps
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In London, analyse the quote ‘chartered Thames does flow’
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oxymoron
- the Thames is thought to be free but if it is ‘chartered’ it is owned.
- used as a symbol of freedom
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In London, what does the quote ‘cry of every man’ do
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challenges the stereotype of men being tough
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In London, analyse the quote ‘The mind forged manacles I hear’
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- represents handcuffs
- links to the Industrial Revolution
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In London, analyse the quote ‘black’ning church’
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- oxymoron
- churches are usually white and pure.
- alludes to the corruption within churches
- WB was against organised religion. He often protested against them asking for money and making you feel guilty if you did not donate.
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In London, analyse the quote ‘hapless soldier’s sigh Runs in blood down palace walls’
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- ‘soldier’s sigh’ = sibilance
- weak V strong
- metaphor for French revolution
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In London, analyse the quote ‘youthful harlot’
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- oxymoron
- youthful alludes to innocence however ‘harlot’ (prostitute) shows a loss of innocence
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In London, analyse the quote ‘marriage hearse’
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- oxymoron
- marriage is supposed to be a happy occasion but is contradicted with a hearse
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Who wrote the Prelude
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William Wordsworth
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Give context on William Wordsworth
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- romantic poet
- wrote about the beauty and power found in nature
- the Prelude is autobiographical
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What is the sublime
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being in awe of a scene of a scene found in nature
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What poems does The Prelude link to
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- Exposure
- Storm on the Island
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Who wrote My Last Duchess
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Robert Browning
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Give context on Robert Browning
- lived from 1812-1889
- was a Victorian poet
- writes from a historical perspective
- uses issues of the past to highlight the problems present in his society
- MLD written as a dramatic monologue
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In My Last Duchess, who is Ferrara
Italian Duke - 1651
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In My Last Duchess, analyse the quote 'the curtain I have drawn for you'
- attempting to assert dominance
| - shows he's the boss by alluding to the fact that no-one could see her without his permission
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In My Last Duchess, analyse the quote 'half-flush that dies along her throat'
she was murdered - could be:
- strangled
- throat slit
- beheaded
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In My Last Duchess, analyse the quote 'white mule'
- oxymoron
| - white alludes to purity but mule shows promiscuity
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Where does hubris appear in My Last Duchess
- 'my gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name'
| - 'Neptune, though, Taming a sea-horse, thought a rarity, Which Claus of Innsbruck cast in bronze for me!'
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What is the reasoning for Robert Browning to write My Last Duchess
to highlight and mock male attitudes - ego and pride
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What poem does My Last Duchess relate to
Ozymandias - due to hubris
33
Who wrote The Charge of the Light Brigade
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Give context on Alfred Lord Tennyson
- was a Victorian Poet
- was a Laurette for Queen Victoria
- wrote the poem for Daily Mail
- the poem was written for war propaganda
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What rhythm does the poem have
dactylic dimeter
- 2 beats per line
- Dum da da
- represents cavalry charge
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In The Charge of the Light Brigade, analyse the quote 'Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them'
- shows hatred for the enemy and that they are shooting them down from all angles.
- also shows fear as British soldiers are being shot down
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In The Charge of the Light Brigade, analyse the quote 'sabre-stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd'
- shows hatred towards the enemy
| - sibilance is showed to represent swords clashing together
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In The Charge of the Light Brigade what does the use of the words 'Honour' and 'Noble' represent at the end of the poem
- repetition of imperative verbs
- connotes bravery, heroism and masculinity
- shows patriotism, addresses the British public
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Who wrote Tissue
Imitaz Dharker
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Give context on Imitaz Dharker
- born in Pakistan
- lives in England
- born in 1954
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What poems does Tissue link to
- Checking Out Me History
- London
- Emigree
- Ozymandia
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In Tissue, analyse the quote 'back of the Koran, where a hand has written in the names and histories, who was born to whom'
when names are written in the back of a religious text they are immortalised
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In Tissue, analyse the quote 'see how easily they fall away on a sigh'
signs of weakness
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In Tissue, analyse the quote 'how much was sold and what was paid by credit card might fly our lives like paper kites'
- simile for money and power
| - shows weakness because a kite is controlled by the wind
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In Tissue, analyse the quote 'let the daylight break through capitals and monoliths'
- nature rising above man
| - links to Ozymandias
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Who wrote The Emigree
Carol Rumens
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Give context on Carol Rumens
- born in London
- lived in Belfast and Wales
- travelled throughout Russia
- was a translator
- born in 1944
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What it interesting about the title of The Emigree
- French feminine
- universally relatable
- being in a different language makes it appear suave
- its a diaspora (social moving of an ethnic group)
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What poems does The Emigree link to
- Checking Out Me History
| - Tissue
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In The Emigree, analyse the quote 'filled paperweight'
- simplistic metaphor that holds her because of her original view
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In The Emigree what does the ellipsis on the first line show
- caesura
| - shows the reader that they are entering a flashback
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In The Emigree, analyse the quote 'time rolls its tanks'
shows the unstoppable power of time
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In The Emigree, analyse the quote 'dancing through the city'
- personification of her love for the city
| - does not say which city its about so that it can relate to a lot of people
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In The Emigree, analyse the quote 'shadow falls as evidence of sunlight'
- juxtaposition
| - repeated positive imagery - loves the place she came from and the positives outweighs the negatives
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Who wrote Checking Out Me History
John Agard
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What language does John Agard speak in
Creole - a bled of linguistic heritage dialect.
| - rebelling against form and structure by writing in free verse
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In The Checking Out Me History, analyse the quote 'Bandage up me eye... Blind me to me own identity'
metaphor for colonisation
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In The Checking Out Me History, analyse the quote 'Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat'
- ridiculing white British history
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Give context on John Agard
- born in British Guyana
- educated in Britain
- born in 1949
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In The Checking Out Me History, who was Toussaint
- a slave
| - defeated Napolean's army in Haiti with slaves
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In The Checking Out Me History, analyse the quote 'a healing star... a yellow sunrise'
- extended metaphor
- light imagery
- pride in alternative history
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In The Checking Out Me History, analyse the quote 'carving out me identity'
- powerful verb
| - his permanent identiy
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In The Checking Out Me History, who does 'Dem' represent
authority figures: teachers / goverment
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How does John Agard describe his ethnicity
Half Caste - a racist term for a mixed race person
