🟢 Anthology poems Flashcards
Name 2 poems that come under the theme of love & relationships AND describe how ‘love can be made up of lots of emotions’
- Sonnet 43
- Valentine
Name 2 poems that come under the theme of love & relationships AND look at the‘ordinariness of relationships’
- Cozy Apologia
- Afternoons
Name 2 poems that come under the theme of faith & worship AND talks about how ‘faith can be used to explore other emotions’
- Sonnet 43
- Living Space
Name 2 poems that come under the theme of faith & worship AND talks about how ‘worship isn’t restricted to religion’
- The soldier
- She walks in beauty
Name 2 poems that come under the theme of passage of time AND talks about how ‘time passing can have a negative effect’
- Afternoons
- Ozymandias
Name 2 poems that come under the theme of passage of time AND talks about how ‘time often has a cyclical nature’
- As imperceptibly as grief
- To autumn
Name 2 poems that come under the theme change & transformation AND talks about how ‘change is unpredictable & uncontrollable’
- As imperceptibly as grief
- Afternoons
Name 2 poems that come under the theme change & transformation AND talks about how ‘people’s views can transform as they grow’
- Death of a naturalist
- Excerpt from ‘The prelude’
Name 2 poems that come under the theme pain & suffering AND talks about how ‘suffering can be a collective or individual experience’
- London
- A wife in London
Name 2 poems that come under the theme pain & suffering AND talks about how ‘people can suffer physically & emotionally’
- Dulce et decorum est
- The manhunt
Name 2 poems that come under the theme death & loss AND talks about how ‘death & loss can cause pain’
- A wife in London
- Mametz wood
Name 2 poems that come under the theme death & loss AND talks about how ‘death can be comforting’
- The soldier
- As imperceptibly as grief
Name 2 poems that come under the theme effects of war AND talks about how ‘it can be seen through a group of soldiers’
- Dulce et Decorum est
- Mametz wood
Name 2 poems that come under the theme effects of war AND talks about how ‘it can be seen through an individual’
- The manhunt
- A wife in London
Name 2 poems that come under the theme negative emotions AND talks about ‘excessive pride’
- Hawk roosting
- Ozymandias
Name 2 poems that come under the theme negative emotions AND talks about ‘anger towards society’
- London
- Dulce et decorum est
Name 2 poems that come under the theme nature AND talks about ‘the praise of nature’
- To autumn
- Excerpt from the ‘prelude’
Name 2 poems that come under the theme nature AND talks about ‘the violent side to nature’
- Hawk roosting
- Death of a naturalist
Name 2 poems that come under the theme sense of place AND talks about how ‘urban places can inspire hope or leave people feeling hopeless’
- Living space
- London
Name 2 poems that come under the theme sense of place AND talks about how ‘natural settings are viewed as homely & familiar’
- The soldier
- Excerpt from ‘The Prelude’
What is the context of the manhunt?
- Wife of a soldier gets to know her husband again after he returns home injured from Bosnian war
- Husband has physical scars
- He also has psychological scars as a result of the traumatic experiences
—> Poem goes from talking abt physical scars to mental scars
Describe the form of the manhunt?
FORM: couplet long stanzas have lines of varying lengths
—> Makes poem feel disjointed - reflects theme of brokenness
Enjambment - gives poem sense of movement , speaker has desire to keep making progress - even if it’s slow
Describe the structure of the manhunt?
Different injuries are introduced in different couplets - while moving down soldiers body
—> Allows reader to explore his body & mind in the same slow process as his wife
Describe the language of the manhunt?
Soldiers body presented using adjectives that describe damage - paired w/ metaphors to suggest his body became a collection of broken objects.
—> Damage has taken away some of his humanity or perhaps it could be a way for his wife to understand the pain in his injuries