Context Flashcards
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Us:
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- Kunial was born in Birmingham to an English mother and Pakistani father
- He has spoken about the nature of language and how it can be used to convey a number of different meanings and nuances
- Raised in Birmingham but moved to Yorkshire
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We Refugees:
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- Title draws readers in as it shows we can all be affected by the themes of the poem
- Zephanaiah was a strong advocate for human rights and equality
- He discusses the plight of refugees around the world and how easy it can be to be displaced from your home
- He declined an OBE in 2003 as he felt the word ‘empire’ represented oppression and the brutality of other races
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Sunday Dip:
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- Clare is a Romantic poet, so his work celebrates the beauty and power of nature, as well as the role of humankind within it
- Clare grew up in a small, rural village with little formal education
- Malnutrition from childhood led to his poor health in later life
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Captain Cook:
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- Captain Cook was a famous explorer who wrote many journals about his travels
- Landon and her brother were very close- she paid for him to go to university and supported his decision to become a minister. However later in life he spread rumours about her marriage and death
- Landon lived in the countryside with her family but was forced to move to London during the agricultural depression
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I remember:
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- Hood was writing at a time between the Victorian and Romantic era, so his work reflects Romantic ideals such as nature and the innocence of childhood as well as more realist ideas found in Victorian poetry
- Hood’s life was plagued by disease and he became an invalid aged 41.
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In Wales:
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- Dharker was born in Pakistan in 1954, but her family moved to Glasgow before she was one
- She now shares her time between Bombay, Wales and Glasgow
- Comfortable without categorising herself
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Jamaican British:
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- Antrobus was born in London to an English mother and Jamaican father
- The poem contains references to Britain’s colonial past with Jamaica.
- His work deals with many aspects of his identity, such as his dual heritage and being deaf
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The Emigree:
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- Rumen’s poem doesn’t refer to any specific conflict but there were multiple events happening at the time of writing
- In 1991, Yugoslavia broke up into different countries due to religious and cultural differences
- Bosnian War also occurred around time of writing
- Rumen is a British born poet whose work often discusses themes of persecution, love, separation and displacement
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To my sister:
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- Wordsworth was a Romantic poet and his work reflects key themes such as the power of nature and our place within it
- At the time of writing, French and Dutch fleets were threatening to invade Britain- this poem is a contrast to the problems of the world at the time
- Wordsworth had recently been suffering from depression due to him leaving behind his mistress and child in France
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Mild the Mist:
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- The Sublime is an overwhelming feeling of awe, wonder and fear, often to do with nature
- At the time of writing, Bronte was ill and had just lost one of her sisters
- Not much is known about Bronte as she lived a quiet and reclusive life in the Yorkshire countryside
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Clear and gentle stream:
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- Bridges wrote and translated a number of hymns later in his career, and this poem was set to music and sung, which reflects the lyrical nature of his poetry
- Bridges was a doctor for many years before he retired to become a writer
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Island Man:
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- North Circular is a main road which circles around London and provides links in and out of the city
- Grace Nichols was born in Guyana and moved to England in the 1960’s
- Much of her work focuses on the Carribean culture, separation and identity
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Peckham Rye lane:
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- William Blake was a poet who also wrote about his experiences in London, but unlike Blakmore, he was critical about poverty and corruption present
- Peckham is a diverse area, with nearly half the population being black
- Peckham has a high crime rate
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Kumukanda:
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- Kayo Chingonyi was born in Zambia in 1987 and moved to the Uk with his family in 1993
- Both his parents died when he was young
- Kumukanda means ‘initiation’ and his poem describes the Luvale tribe’s initiation ceremony for the young men of the tribe
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My Mother’s Kitchen:
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- Written in 2004, after the end of the Iraq war
- After several stages of forced displacement, Hardi was granted refugee status in England in 1993
- After the Iraq war, Hardi’s parents decided to return back home
