Anthology Poems Flashcards
“we are _: we _ our houses squat” storm on the island
“we are prepared: we build our houses squat” storm on the island
“the patriotic tear that had _________ in his eye sweating like _______ iron from the centre of his ______”what poem?
‘he patriotic tear that had brimmed in his eye sweating like molten iron from the centre of his chest” Bayonet charge
“Round the decay of that _ wreck, _ and _ the lone and level sands stretch far away” Ozymandias
“round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away” Ozymandias
“all their ____are ice” what poem
“all their eyes are ice” exposure
“I gave _; Then all smiles _ together”
“I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together”
“A shattered ______lies, whose frown, and _____lip, and sneer of cold ______” What poem?
“a shatter’d visage lies, whose frown, and wrinkled lip, and sneer of old command” Ozymandias
“in every _ cry of fear … _ manacles I hear.” London
“in every infant’s cry of fear … mind-forged manacles I hear” London
“Blights with _ the marriage hearse” What poem?
“blights with plagues the marriage hearse” London
“none puts by the _ I have drawn for you, but I” My Last duchess
“none puts by the curtains I have drawn for you, but I” My last duchess
“_ tell me, _ tell me” What poem?
“Dem tell me, dem tell me” checking out me history
“In what _ clockwork of the stars and the _” Bayonet charge
“In what cold clockwork oof the stars and the nations” Bayonet charge
“_ like a tame cat turned _” Storm on the island
“spits like a tame cat turned savage” Storm on the island
“The _ shoals of fishes flashing _ as their bellies swivelled towards the sun” What poem?
“The dark shoals of fish flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun” Kamikaze
“exploding _” what poem?
“exploding comfortably” storm on the island
“But _ happens” Exposure
“But nothing happens” Exposure
Repeated oms
“Bandage up me _ with me own history/ Blind me to me own _”
“But nothing happens” Exposure
Repeated constantly
“A shaven _ full of powerful _” Kamikaze
“A shaven head full of powerful incantations” Kamikaze
“He must have _ which had been the better way to _” Kamikaze
“He must have wondered which had been the better way to die” Kamikaze
“that’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, _ as if she were alive” My last duchess
“that’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, looking as if she were alive” My last duchess
“our _ ache, in the merciless iced east _ that knive us..” What poem/
“our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us..” Exposure
Personification- nature is attacking the soldiers
“I wander through each _ street, near where the _ Thames does flow” What poem?
“I wander through each chartered street, near where the chartered Thames does flow” London
‘What are we doing here? What poem is this from?
‘What are we doing here?’
Highlights helplessness of the soldiers
‘Poignant m—— of dawn’ what poem?
What does it mean?
‘Poignant misery of dawn’
Exposure oxymoron that presents dawn as being miserable not hopeful
‘Dawn massing in the east her m——— a—-‘ what poem, context and meaning
“Dawn massing in the east her melancholy army” OXYMORON Describing the arrival of morning in the trenches.
Normally, dawn symbolizes hope, but here, it is an “army” bringing more suffering.
‘Slowly our g—- drag home’ which poem, what does or mean
“Slowly our ghosts drag home” spiritually, the soldiers are dead, exposure
Shows the dehumanization and emotional detachment caused by war
“Is it that we’re d——‘
“ Is it that we’re dying “ The soldiers begin questioning their existence, feeling as though they are already dead
‘Suddenly he a—— and was running- r— in r— -seamedhot khaki, his sweat heavy
“Suddenly he awoke and was running – raw / In raw-seamed hot khaki, his sweat / Heavy”
The “raw” imagery conveys the soldier’s vulnerability and the physical strain of war. “Hot khaki” emphasizes the discomfort and harsh reality of the soldier’s uniform
“Swearing like m—— iron”
“Sweating like molten iron” metaphor of molten iron emphasizes the intensity and heaviness of the soldier’s exertion and fear
King, h——, human d——-, /etcetera which poem
King, honour, human dignity, / Etcetera
Bayonet charge
soldier reflects on the ideals that were supposed to motivate him, but they now seem distant and meaningless in the face of war.
‘In what c—- cl—- of the stars/ was he the h—- that pointed at? “ what poem and what is the meaning
“In what cold clockwork of the stars… was he the hand that pointed at?” Bayonet charge
highlights the soldier’s sense of insignificance and helplessness, pondering why he has been singled out for such suffering
“threw up a y—- hair that s—-‘ what poem, meaning
“Threw up a yellow hair that stank” bayonet charge the yellow could be cowardice behaviour, imagery of decay and death as well.
‘Patriotic t—- that had b—- I’m his
“The patriotic tear that had brimmed in his eye”
