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Conflict Poetry Flashcards

English Literature, Paper 2, Section B

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Who wrote The Destruction of Sennacherib?

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Lord Byron

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What type of poem is The Destruction of Sennacherib?

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Romantic

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What is romanticism?

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An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 1700s.

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Give 3 aspects of romanticism:

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Glorification of
nature/power of the natural world (destructive yet beautiful force)
Feelings > intellect - individual experience
Emotion>reason
Inspired by the bible (but NOT religious)

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What does The Destruction of Sennacherib retell?

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Biblical story from Old Testament in which God destroys King Sennacherib’s Assyrian army as they attack the holy city of Jerusalem. Attempted siege.

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What religion were the Assyrian Army?

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Mesopotamian religion

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Who prayed to God to save Jerusalem?

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King of Judah

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How does Byron emphasise emotion and nature?

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As a powerful & destructive force.

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Was Byron religious?

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No, but he was fascinated by the Bible.

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What is the form of TDOS?

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3rd person narrative poem - retells Biblical story.

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What is the rhythm of TDOS? What does this sound like?

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Anapestic tetrameter - galloping horses

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Is there a regular rhyme scheme in TDOS? Why?

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Yes, creates an impression of strength, adds to the force and energy of the poem.

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How do the rhyme and rhythm resemble the events of TDOS?

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Quicken the pace

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Does TDOS have a regular structure?

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Yes, quatrains throughout

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Why is TDOS in chronological order?

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Adds to the tension and idea of storytelling

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Where is the volta in TDOS? What is it?

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Line 7 - dramatic change; describes the Assyrian’s defeat.
“like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown”

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TDOS lauches into a description of the attack. What is this an example of?

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In medias res

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Name 1 structural device in TDOS? What is its effect?

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End-stopped lines - quickens pace - urgency

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Name the 6 themes relating to TDOS?

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Loss
Suffering
War
Power
Nature
Anger
(religion)

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“The Assyrian came down…

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like the wolf on the fold”

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“And his cohorts were…

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gleaming in purple and gold”

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“For the…

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Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast and breathed in the face of the foe as he passed”

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“loud in their wail,
And the…

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idols are broke in the temple of Baal”

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“Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown..

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that host on the morrow lay withered and strown”

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“And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword…

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Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord”

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“And the tents were all silent, the banners alone…

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The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown”

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“waxed deadly and chill…

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and their hearts but once heaved and for ever grew still!”

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What is the Biblical reference in The Charge?

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Book of Psalms - belief that God will protect them - idea that God is with them

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Who wrote The Charge?

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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Significantly, who did Tennyson write for?

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Queen Victoria. Poet Laureate 1850.

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What was the role of the Victorian Poet Laureate?

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Commemorate important events in the British Empire.

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What’s happening in The Charge?

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British soldiers charged over the open terrain in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War.

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Which poem is a tribute to men who died in a suicidal mission?

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The Charge of the Light Brigade.

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How many were in the Light Brigade?

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600

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What does the Charge glorify?

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War, regardless of incompetence and waste

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Who was the Crimean War fought between? Why?

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Fought by Russia Vs. Britain, France and Turkey over control of the Dardanelles (a stretch of water)

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Why did the Light Brigade need commemorating?

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Given mistaken order to charge down a valley to a heavily defended Russian position. Memorialised.

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What is the form of The Charge?

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Narrative poem - focuses on the story of the ‘heroes’

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Is there a regular rhythm in The Charge?

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Yes, dactylic dimeter. Imitates cavalry’s advance and the energy of the battle. Military rhythm/pounding horses.

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Is there a regular rhyme scheme in The Charge? Why?

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No, irregular. Rhymes help to drive the poem forward but the momentum is broken by unrhymed lines which could mirror the chaos of the war.

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Does The Charge have regular stanza length? Why?

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No, reflective of the chaos of war - nothing is the same

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What is the significance of the indented lines in The Charge?

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Places importance on certain lines. Creates a sense of fragmentation reflective of the war.

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What is the refrain of The Charge?

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“Rode the six hundred”

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What is the importance of the repetition/refrain

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Places emphasis on the soldiers.

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45
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What is the structure of The Charge? How is this achieved?

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Narrative - starts in medias res -tense atmosphere
Each stanza progresses the attack
3rd person chronological order

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Why is the Charge in 3rd person chronological order?

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Hear the power of memories and patriotism behind every word.

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Name 6 themes in The Charge:

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War (glorification)
Loss/Suffering
Patriotism
Honour
Sacrifice
Power (imbalance)

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“Into the valley of death …

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rode the six hundred”

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“Boldly they rode and well…

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into the jaws of Death”

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50
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“Their’s not…

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to make reply
Their’s not to reason why
Their’s but to do and die”

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51
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“Cannon to …

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the right of them,
Cannon to the left of them,
Cannon in front/behind them”

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52
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“Sabring the gunners there…

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Charging an army, while
All the world wondered:”

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53
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“Forward, the Light Brigade!…

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Was there a man dismayed?”

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54
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“Not tho the soldier knew…

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Someone had blundered”

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“Volleyed and thundered…

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stormed at with shot and shell”

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56
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Who wrote TMHK?

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Thomas Hardy

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When was TMHK written and why?

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1902 - response to South Africa/Boer war

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Who was Hardy?

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Victorian anti-war poet who did not agree with the politics of his time

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Who fought the Boer war?

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British Vs. Dutch settlers of the Boer republics in South Africa

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Did Hardy support the Boer War?

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No, he thought the Boers were simply defending their homes

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When and where was the Boer war fought?

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South Africa 1899-1902 (Victorian)

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Why did Britain start the Boer war?

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Had possession of surrounding lands. When diamonds and gold discovered, Britain desired the area.

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Why is it called The Man He Killed?

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Universal, could relate to any soldier - nameless

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What is the form of TMHK?

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Dramatic Monologue - soldier telling someone else about his experience of fighting in the war.

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Is there a regular rhyme scheme in TMHK?

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Yes - unusual as it makes the poem seem to be less serious despite the seriousness of the conflict.

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Is there a regular rhythm in TMHK?

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Yes - strong, pulsating iambic rhythm -> conversational

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What is the structure and stanzas of TMHK?

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Cyclical structure, 5 quatrains

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What is the significance of the cyclical structure of TMHK?

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Cannot escape his memories and replays them constantly; trauma is ongoing.

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What is the effect of TMHK being 1st person?

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Working class soldier - colloquial language
Voice of an ordinary man who as no idea why he is fighting and no awareness of the political situation of his time.

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What are 7 themes in TMHK?

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Memories
War (effects of)
Loss/suffering
Individual experiences
Regret
Identity
Trauma

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Who wrote WWTL?

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Denise Leretov

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What movement was Denise Leretov in?

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Counter culture movement in 1960s which opposed authority, war and challenged inequality

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Who was Denise Leretov?

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Anti-war poet & activist

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Why did Leretov spend time in jail?

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Criticised the American involvement in the Vietnam war and protested against it

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What inspired WWTL?

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The bombing campaign

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What was the longest war in US history?

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Vietnam War (1989-1995)

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What were the casualties of the Vietnam war?

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2 million civillians and 1.1 million fighters died

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What was the environmental cost of the Vietnam War?

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Large parts of Vietnam’s countryside were destroyed by bombs and laced with land mines. Took pride in their countryside.

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What’s napalm? How hot?

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900-1300 degrees burns for up to 15 mins. Jelly like substance that when ignited sticks to practically anything. Unbearably painful and almost always causes death.

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What is the form of WWTL?

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Free verse - no rhythm or rhyme. Reflective of the seriousness of the topic

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How does WWYL sound like an interview?

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Q&A format. natural, conversational feel.

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What does WWYL protest against?

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American involvement in the Vietnam war.

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What does lack of rhyme/meter suggest?

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Conveys a sense of disorder which reflects the destruction caused by the war.

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What is the stanzas of WWTL?

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2 stanzas numbered, cold objective tone. Question and answer format

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Who is the questioner in WWTL?

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An American journalist looking for information. Doesn’t understand the impact of the catastrophic war on the Vietnamese people.

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Who is the 2nd speaker in WWTL?

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Vietnamese. Speaking from experience. Has feelings for the people and children of Vietnam.

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What is the significance of the address ‘sir’ in WWTL?

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Creates a distance. Note of exasperation, bitter responses.

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Lines 10 and 15 are solemn images. Why is this and what are they?

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‘Sir, their light hearts turned to stone’
‘There were no more buds’
Consider these more deeply so that we recognise the destruction

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89
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What are 4 themes in WWTL?

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Memories
Death
War
Loss/Suffering

90
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“Did they hold…

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ceremonies to reverence the opening of buds”

91
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“Sir… [2 quotations]

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their light hearts turned to stone”
OR
laughter is bitter to the burned mouth”

92
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“It is not remembered…

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remember, most were peasants”

93
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“But after their children…

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were killed, there were no more buds”

94
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“Who can say?…

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It is silent now”

95
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“Maybe fathers told their sons old tales…

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When bombs smashed those mirrors, there was time only to scream”

96
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Who wrote War Photographer?

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Carole Satyamurti

97
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What were Satyamurti’s jobs?

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Poet and sociologist: studies humans.

98
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What did Satyamurti focus on in sociology?

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Focuses on difficult, complex and usually painful subjects. Interested in our fragility as humans. Focuses on the tensions between people’s separate lives.

99
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When was War Photographer written?

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1987

100
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Why do we not know the exact war in War Photographer?

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Several wars taking place. Setting of this war is irrelevant, focuses instead on the impact war has on children.

101
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War Photographer: the idea that wars are not fought on battlefields but where?

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across cities

102
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What does Satyamurti expose about how war is represented?

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Criticism of some modern media outlets and even us as a consumer.

103
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What is the form of War Photographer?

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Free verse - no regular rhyme or rhythm

104
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Why is War Photographer free verse?

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Sounds like natural speech. Speaking with no artifice - brutally honest. Speaker’s work troubles them. Wish to shine a light into the darkest, most brutal corner of the world.

105
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What is the stanzas of War Photographer?

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5 stanzas - irregular lines and length.

106
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Each stanza takes a different perspective - but why are stanzas 2 and 3 the same length?

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purposeful for juxtaposition

107
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In war photographer, What causes a sense of fragmentation through the structure?

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enjambment - fragmentation of the structure links to the conflict presented

108
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Why is War Photographer so honest?

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Written in first person

109
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Give 3 themes in War Photographer:

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War
Loss/suffering
individual experiences

110
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“-as when at Ascot once I took…

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A pair of peach, sun-gilded girls rolling, silk-crumpled”

111
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“rolling…in…

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champagne giggles”

112
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“as last week, when I followed a small girl…

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staggering down some devastated street”

113
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“At the corner…

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the first bomb of the morning shattered the stones”

114
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“Instinct prevailing, she dropped her burden…

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and, mouth too small for her dark scream”

115
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“Instinct prevailing…

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she dropped her burden”

116
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“The picture showed the..

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little mother
the almost-smile.”

117
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“Even in hell the human spirit triumphs over all…

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but hell, like heaven, is untidy, its boundaries
arbitrary as a bloodstain on a wall.”

118
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Who wrote Belfast Confetti?

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Ciaron Carson

119
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When was Belfast Confetti written?

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1940 during The Troubles (1968 -1998)

120
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What was Carson’s relation to The Troubles?

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Born in Belfast in 1948. Personal experience of the conflict.

121
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The Troubles were violence between..

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nationalists and unionists.

122
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What did the nationalists and unionists want?

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The whole of Ireland to become an independent republic, while unionists wanted Norther Ireland to remain part of the UK.

123
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British soldiers in Northern Ireland?

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British soldiers became a prominent presence on the streets of Northern Ireland. Nationalists regarded the British forces as occupation forces.

124
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What is ‘Belfast confetti’?

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Slang term for screws, bolts and metal scraps used by rioters as missiles. Homemade weaponry used by the IRA and protesters to throw at the British Army.

125
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What is the form of Belfast Confetti?

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Free verse, no rhyme or rhythm

126
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Why is Belfast Confetti free verse?

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Natural speech. Reflects the chaos of the riot; the poet does not know what is happening or where to go.

127
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What does the poem symbolise? Breakdown of…

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Breakdown of language and communication

128
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Give 6 themes in Belfast Confetti:

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Confusion/Chaos
Power(of words/imbalance)
Loss(of sanity and peace)
War
Fear
Individual experiences

129
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What is the stanzas of Belfast Confetti?

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2 stanzas - irregular line lengths and fragment sentences: sense of fragmentation

130
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Belfast Confetti starts with ‘suddenly’. What does this convey?

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starts in medias res - does not reach any conclusions.
imitates the speaker’s confused thoughts

131
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What are the tenses of the two stanzas in Belfast Confetti? Why?

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Past tense - stanza 1
Present tense - stanza 2
Sense of urgency

132
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What structure devices are used in Belfast Confetti?

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Enjambment and Caesura - chaos
Lines are extra long with words that are either over spill or isolated.

133
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What indentation is used in Belfast Confetti?

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Every second line is indented. Impact of explosion - confusion is captured - chaos

134
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“Suddenly as the riot squad moved in…

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it was raining exclamation marks”

135
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“I know this labyrinth so well…

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  • Balaclava, Raglan, Inkerman, Odessa street”
136
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“Why can’t I escape?…

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Every move is punctuated”

137
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“What is
my name?

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Where am I coming from? Where am I going?

138
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“And the
explosion -
Itself -…

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an asterisk on the map. This hyphenated line, a burst of rapid fire…

139
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“I was trying to complete…

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a sentence in my head but it kept stuttering.”

140
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Who wrote Exposure?

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Wilfred Owen

141
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What war did Wilfred Owen fight in? When was he killed?

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Fought in WW1, killed at 25, 1 week before the Armistice

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What did Owen expose?

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The realities of the war. Exposed the truth about the lives of soldiers in the trenches and the horrors of war.

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What did Owen’s poetry contrast?

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The official propaganda of his day.

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When and why was Owen hospitalised?

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May 1917, suffering from shell shock (now PTSD)

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What were the conditions in the trenches like?

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Very poor, with little shelter, thus exposing the soldiers to terrible weather conditions.

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When is exposure set?

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Winter of 1917, coldest of the war. Depicts the fate of soldiers who perished from hypothermia.

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Is there a regular rhythm in Exposure?

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Regular rhythm but it is not steady, gives a sense of confused minds, dazed by the snow.

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Is there a regular rhyme scheme in Exposure?

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Rhyme scheme ABBAC - half rhyme (pararhyme). Creates a sense of discord; they are awkward and wrong just as they are in the poem.

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What type of poem is Exposure?

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Semi-autobiographical poem.

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What are 7 themes presented in Exposure?

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War (effects of)
Loss/suffering
Death
Fear
Nature
Memories
Power (imbalance/nature)

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“Our brains…

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ache in the merciless iced east winds that knive us”

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What is the refrain of Exposure?

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“But nothing happens”

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“We only know…

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war lasts, rain soaks, and clouds sag stormy”

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“Slowly, our ghosts…

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drag home; glimpsing the sunk fires, glozed”

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“We watch them wandering up…

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and down the wind’s nonchalance”

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“The burying party…pause over half-known faces…

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All their eyes are ice”

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“Therefore not loath, we lie out here; therefore were born.
For…

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love of God seems dying”

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How many stanzas are there in Exposure? How many lines?

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8 quintains. First 4 lines are lengthy - focus on setting.

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What is the purpose of the refrain in Exposure?

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emphasises the idea that all the men can do is try to endure and underlines their helplessness and despair.

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What is the significance of the short lines in Exposure?

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philosophical comments - the idea that life and their suffering are pointless.

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In Exposure, the language is multi-sensory and so includes…

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sights, sounds, sensations

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In Exposure, what is personified as the real enemy?

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The weather.

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Who wrote The Prelude?

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William Wordsworth

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Where did Wordsworth spend his childhood?

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Born and raised in Cumbria’s lake district which had a huge influence on his writing.

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Where is the extract taken from in the Prelude?

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Book 1 (childhood and schooltime) and an autobiographical account of a moment from his childhood.

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What was the significance of the events described in The Prelude for Wordsworth?

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Helped to shape and develop Wordsworth as a person - helped understand his place in nature.

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What movement was Wordsworth a part of?

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Romanticism - connection between nature and human emotion; the way in which human identity is shaped by experience.

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What religious view does Wordsworth present?

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Pantheist views:
Idea that God dwells in nature and glorification of nature.

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What is the form of The Prelude.

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Unconventional epic poem - rather than telling the story of a hero he tells his own.

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What kind of narrative is the Prelude?

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First person narrative. A complete story in itself, given an epic quality.

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Is the Prelude blank verse, free verse, or neither?

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Blank verse - sounds serious and important.

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What is the regular rhythm of The Prelude?

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Iambic pentameter. Slow storytelling. Conversational tone created.

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What are 5 themes in The Prelude?

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Nature, fear, memory, identity, individual experience.

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“moved slowly through the mind by day and were…

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a trouble to my dreams”

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“One summer evening…

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(led by her)”

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“The horizon’s bound…

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a huge peak, black and huge”

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“There hung a darkness, call it solitude or blank desertion..

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no familiar shapes remained, no pleasant images of trees”

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“It was an act of …

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stealth and troubled pleasure”

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“small circles GLITTERING idly in the moon, until they melted all into one track…

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of sparkling light”

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“Upreared its head…

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I struck and struck again”

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“Growing still in stature, the grim shape

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towered up between me and the stars”

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“like a living thing…

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strode after me”

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“over my thoughts…

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there hung a darkness”

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“moved slowly through the mind by day…

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and were a trouble to my dreams”

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“She was an…

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elfin pinnace”

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What word is repeated in The Prelude?

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And - breathlessness. Childish - loss of innocence

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Where is the volta in The Prelude?

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Line 22 - shift of tone from admiration to fear.

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Why is The Prelude written in past tense?

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It’s a memory.

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In The Prelude, why is the language conversational and informal?

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links with the view of the Romantics that poetry should be easier for us all to understand.

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What did Wordsworth believe poetry should allow?

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“the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”

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Who wrote A Poison Tree?

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William Blake

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What collection does A Poison Tree come from?

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‘songs of experience’ which explore the human soul, focusing on how innocence was lost. Darker tone and presents the world as a harmful place.

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Is A Poison Tree a romantic poem?

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Yes - about nature as a powerful and destructive force and man as a part of nature.

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Was Blake religious?

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Yes - hostile towards the Church of England. Anti-establishment figure. Revered the Bible and was heavily influenced by it.

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What is the biblical reference in A Poison Tree?

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Old Testament: Book of Genesis
Garden of Eden and the forbidden fruit.

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Describe the rhyme of A Poison Tree:

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Rhyming couplets create a strong rhyme - shows his anger is consistent and does not change.

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Describe the rhythm of A Poison Tree?

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Driving alternating rhythm
Trochaic trimeter and iambic tetrameter. Creates tension.

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Why does A Poison Tree sound like a nursery rhyme?

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Difficult and challenging ideas presented in a simple form. Morality lesson: even children can understand it.

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In A Poison Tree what is the anaphora? Why?

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Anaphora of ‘and’
cannot contain his anger - sounds breathless because he is trying to explain himself - exasperated.

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What structural devices are used in A Poison Tree?

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Enjambment & end-stopped lines

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Why are there end-stopped lines in A Poison Tree?

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Emphasises his anger as he keeps pausing.

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Why and how do the structural devices change in the final stanza of A Poison Tree?

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Not end-stopped as he is no longer angry. Enjambment to show there is a change (he is happier as his foe is dead)

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Where is the volta in A Poison Tree?

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Final Stanza
shift in tone from serious and angry to relaxed and calm.

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What person is A Poison Tree and why?

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First person - his feelings/anger.

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Name 6 themes in A Poison Tree:

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Anger
Nature
Suffering
Loss (of morals)
Individual experiences
Revenge

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“I told it not..

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my wrath did grow”

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“In the morning glad I see…

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my foe outstretched beneath the tree”

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“And I watered it in fears…

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night and morning with my tears”

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“In the morning…

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glad I see”

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“and into my garden…

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stole”

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“And I sunned it with smiles…

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and with soft deceitful wiles”

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“And it grew both day and night…

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till it bore an apple bright”

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“and my foe beheld it shine…

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and he knew that it was mine”

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Who wrote Half-caste?

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John Agard

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Where was John Agard born? What does he speak?

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Born in Georgetown in Guyana. Speaks Guyanese creole (mixture of 2 or more languages)

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What happened when John Agard moved to England?

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Was mixed race - got sick and tired of being called half-caste.

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Is Half-caste meant to be read?

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No, poem is written to be performed.

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Why does Agard use his own Caribbean style of speaking?

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To give full expression to the voice of his homeland.

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What is a caste?

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The system of organising society. Any class or group sharing common cultural features.

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