Anthology Poems Flashcards
What is Ozymandias about and what power is it?
A traveller tells a person about an old ruler’s statue that has been damaged over time by the weather.
Power of rulers, nature and time
What is the structure of Ozymandias?
Iambic pentameter
“Look at my works,————,—————“
“Boundless and ——“
Ye Mighty, and despair
Bare
What is the big idea of Kamikaze and what power is?
Conflict between honour and the will to survive. Either way the character dies.
Power of expectations and nature
“Like a huge flag waved first one way then the other in ———————“
“He must have wondered ——————————————-“
A figure of eight
Which had been the better way to die
What is the big idea of Remains and the type of power in it?
Direct way of conflict and the after effects of conflict
Power of memory and guilt
“His —————— stays on the street”
“His bloody life in ——————-“
Blood-shadow
My bloody hands
What is the big idea of TCOTLB and what power is it?
About sacrifice in conflict, bravery and remembrance
Power of those in authority
“Into the jaws of ——-, into the mouth of ——“
“Honour the ——- ———-“
Death,hell
Light brigade
What is the structure of TCOTLB?
Dimeter - 2 stresses like horses galloping
What is the big idea of War photographer and what power is in it?
About the effects of war on individuals and conflict between people at home
Power of memory and editor
“Finally ——-“
“The reader’s eyeballs prick with tears between—- —— —- ————- ——-“
Alone
The bath and pre-lunch beers
What is the big idea of exposure and what power is in it?
About the conflict between man and nature
Power of nature
“—— ——— with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
“Glozed with crusted ———- ———“
Pale flakes
Dark-red jewels
What is the structure of exposure?
Para- rhyme showing words which appear to rhyme yet don’t thereby creating the sense of unsettledness that the soldiers are experiencing
