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When was ‘The Manhunt’ written?

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2008

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What is ‘The Manhunt’ about?

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Written for a Documentary about Military service people returning back to civilian life but still have the long lasting effects of the violence they saw.
Here it talks bout the physical scars and the psychological ones that he sustained.

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To who was ‘The Manhunt’ dedicated to / what is the poems other name.
What is this persons relation to the poem?

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‘Laura’s Poem’

It was the soldiers wife and through out the poem she is the speaker to show how it affects both wife and soldier.

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In what war did the Solider in ‘The Manhunt’ fight in?

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The Bosnian War 1990’s

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When was ‘Sonnet 43’ published?

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1850

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About who did E.B.B write ‘Sonnet 43’ about?

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Her future husband: Robert Browning

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As part of which series was ‘Sonnet 43’ part of?

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’ Sonnets from the Portuguese’

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Why did E.B.B give ‘Sonnet 43’ given no name as part of a supposedly translated series

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Her father was very strict and in that time it was not acceptable for woman to be a writer and was rejected by society. This allowed her to write but pretend she was only translating

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What themes are discussed in Sonnet 43?

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Love
Relationships
Faith / Worship

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When was ‘London’ published?

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1794

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What were the opinions in ‘London’ held by William Blake?

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He held very radical Political and Societal views compared to the times. He was greatly influenced by the fears of the French Revolution and the and the restrictive laws in place. He believed in racial and social equality. He also questioned the Church teachings

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What type of Poet was William Blake of ‘London’

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Romantic Poet

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When was ‘The Soldier’ written

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1914

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What tone does ‘The Soldier’ have

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Very patriotic and idealistic - slightly sentimental

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What is discussed in ‘The Soldier’?

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England is portrayed as something a very nurturing paradise.
Represents the sorrow but pride of the men who died in the war

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When was ‘She Walks in Beauty’ written?

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1814

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What was Lord Byron (She Walks in Beauty) know for?

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Lavish lifestyle with scandalous affairs

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To who was ‘She Walks in Beauty’ written about

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His deceased cousins wife admiring her natural beauty.

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What is ‘She Walks in Beauty’ about?

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Lord Byron suggests that her appearance reflects her personality.
She is a very good person

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Tone of ‘She Walks in Beauty’

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Contemplative and respectful

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What type of Poet was Lord Byron (She Walks in Beauty)?

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Romantic Poet - he rejected industrialisation

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When was ‘Living Space’ written and part of which collection?

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1997
Postcards from God

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What does the poem ‘Living Space’ talk about?

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Celebrates existence of those living in slums and the miracles they undergo. There are pictures of poverty but also hope and life.

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Tone of ‘ Living Space’ by Imtiaz Dharker

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Hope
Fragility of Life
Boldness
Faith

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When was ‘As Imperceptibly as Grief’ written and when published?

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1865
Anonymously - 1891

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What is the tone of ‘As Imperceptibly as Grief’

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Calm and Reflective

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Why did Emily Dickinson write ‘As Imperceptibly as Grief’

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Spent a lot of time alone reflecting the loss of others and its effect on her

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When was ‘Cozy Apologia’ published

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2004

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What did Rita Dove (Cozy Apologia) receive and when

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US Poet Laureate in 1993

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Themes in ‘Cozy Apologoia’

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Everyday Life
Love
Men
Nature

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What deadly event was mentioned in ‘Cozy Apologia’?

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Hurricane Floyd
$6 billion repairs
2.6 million were evacuated

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To who was ‘Cozy Apologia’ dedicated to?

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Her Husband:
Fred Viebhan

33
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When was ‘Valentine’ written? As part of which collection?

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1993 - Mean Time

34
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Carol Ann Duffy (Valentine) became the first woman what? When?

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UK poet Laureate in 2009

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Themes in ‘Valentine’

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Love / Relationships
Negative Emotions - Cynicism
Realism
Materialism

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When was ‘ A Wife in London’ written?

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1899 during the Boer War

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Themes in ‘A Wife in London’

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Tragedy associated with war
Stark reality - changes all the time
Anti-war -

38
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Tone of ‘A Wife in London’

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Melancholy and Sad

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When was ‘Death of a Naturalist’ written?

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1966

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What did Seamus Heaney (Death of a Naturalist) receive and when?

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Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995

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Themes in ‘Death of a Naturalist’

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Relationship between humans and Nature
Childhood & growing up
Curiosity -> disgust

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When was ‘Hawk Roosting’ published?

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1960

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What did Ted Hughes (Hawk Roosting) receive and when?

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Poet Laureate = 1984-1998(death)
Oder of Merit from the Queen

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Themes in ‘Hawk Roosting’?

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Power
Arrogance
Self-indulgence

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Tone in ‘Hawk Roosting’

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Confident
Arrogant

46
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When was ‘To Autumn’ written

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1820

47
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What type of Poet was John Keats (To Autumn)?

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Romantic

48
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Themes in ‘To Autumn’

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Nature
Passage of Time
Beauty and Death

49
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Tone in ‘To Autumn’

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Celebratory and reverent
Serene and Contemplative to reflect

50
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When was ‘Afternoons’ published? As part of which collection?

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1964 - Whitsun Weddings

51
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Themes in ‘Afternoons’

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Transition - youth -> maturity
Tedious Routine

52
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Tone of ‘Afternoons’

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Subdued
Pessimistic,
lost happiness & lost romance.

53
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Context of ‘Afternoons’

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Post WWII
Re-building of social housing
New facilities

54
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When was ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ published?

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1920

55
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What does ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ mean?

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Its sweet and proper

56
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Context of ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’

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Written during WWI
Wilfred Owen was hospitalised
Shows the horrors of the wars

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Themes in ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’

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Death
Horrors of War
Trauma
False Glory / Propaganda

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Tone in ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’

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Bitter, Angry, Critical

59
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When was ‘Ozymandias’ written

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1817

60
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What type of Poet was Percy Bysshe Shelly (Ozymandias)?

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Romantic

61
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Themes in ‘Ozymandias’

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Power of Nature
Passage of Time
Corruption of Power
Arrogance of Nature

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Context of ‘Ozymandias’

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Romantic Era = anti monarchist
Seeks out Social Justice
Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II (Throne name - Ozymandias)

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When was ‘Mametz Wood’ published? As part of which collection

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2005 - Skirrid Hill

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Context of ‘Mametz Wood’

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Owen Sheers discovered a tomb of 20 Allied Soldiers from the bloody battle of Mametz Wood

65
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Themes in ‘Mametz Wood’

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Futility of War
Patriotism
Impact of War
Love
Violence
Guilt

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Tone of ‘Mametz Wood’

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Muted and understated

67
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When was the ‘Excerpt from ‘The Prelude’’ published

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After William Wordsworth’s death
1850

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What type of Poet was William Wordsworth (The Prelude)

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Romantic

69
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Context of ‘Excerpt from ‘The Prelude’’

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Autobiographical story as poetry
Reflects on transformative power of childhood experiences

70
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Themes in ‘Excerpt from ‘The Prelude’’

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Nature
Childhood
Growing up
Internal Journey

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Tone in ‘Excerpt from ‘The Prelude’’

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Calm, Gentle and Reflective

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