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Divisions Revision Flashcards

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1
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What three types of divisions could the title of Divisions be referring to?

A
  1. Division between past and present. 2. Division between subject and speaker. 3. The humorous divisions in football and their supporters.
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Both sections of Divisions are written in what poetical form?

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Sonnet

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3
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What rhyme scheme does Divisions use in both sections?

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Alternate rhyming couplets

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4
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What rhythm is mostly used throughout Divisions?

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Iambic pentameter

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5
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All _____ in tight clothes and skinhead crops.’

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Aggro

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Aggro’ ‘tight’ and ‘skinhead crops’ present the subject of section one of Divisions as what?

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Intimidating

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The subjects of section one of Divisions can be linked to what social/historical context?

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Skinhead cultue of the late 60s/early 70s

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When was skinhead culture dominant in England?

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Late 60s/early 70s

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9
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Skinheads were often linked to which political movement?

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Far Right/National Front

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10
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How does the speaker feel about being considered to be on the dole like them?

A

Relief

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11
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That mask of ‘________’ drops.

A

Manhood

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What does the dropping of the ‘mask of manhood’ suggest about the subjects?

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Their identity is false. That there is a degree of vulnerability to them.

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13
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Their _______ _______ lay bare a soul.’

A

Decorated skins

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Why does Harrison suggest their skins ‘lay bare a soul’?

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He is suggesting they have an inner care or yearning for belonging.

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What has potentially caused the subjects loss of identity in Divisions?

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The loss of skilled labour in working class towns in the post-war period.

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What is the excessive use of plosives in stanza two of Divisions meant to represent? ‘bravado’ ‘numbs’ ‘blood’ ‘blues’

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The aggressive nature of the subjects.

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17
Q

Teenage ____ - ______ piss up, then tattoos.’

A

dole-wallah

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18
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Why does Harrison use caesura in ‘teenage dole-wallah pissup, then tattoos’?

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He’s mocking their behaviour and the casual nature with which they move drunkenly to permanently marking their body.

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19
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Why does Harrison make repeated reference to Brown Ale?

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It grounds the poem in the reality of the working class. Both in terms of drunken behaviour and trade giving a town its identity.

20
Q

The use of ‘MOTHER’ presents the subject as having an inner desire for…?

A

love

21
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How can ‘blood red and true blues’ be linked to context?

A

It links them to the nationalist beliefs of skinhead culture.

22
Q

Why is the ‘North-East skin so sunless white?’

A

It creates an image of a lack of hope for the town, perhaps showing the speaker sympathising with the subject.

23
Q

What is the dual meaning of ‘rash’ in section 1, stanza 3?

A

Rash - quick decision. Rash - an irritant.

24
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How does the use of ellipsis in ‘he’ll aerosol the walls, then go get pissed…’ make the subject’s behaviour seem?

A

Meaningless and pointless.

25
Q

But most of all I hope for ______ for all of you.’

A

jobs

26
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Why does the speaker wish for the subject to find jobs in Divisions section 1?

A

Because he believes it will bring them a sense of purpose and identity.

27
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Why does the writer use monosyllables in the line ‘But most I hope for jobs for all of you -‘?

A

It emphasises the issues of unemployment and also makes his hope for them seem simple.

28
Q

Why does the speaker return to the football team in the final line of the first section?

A

To reemphasise the distance between the two.

29
Q

Why does the speaker end the first section of the poem with a humorous remark about football?

A

Reminding the reader that he is both mocking their behaviour as well as sympathising with them.

30
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The humorous remark about their ‘tattooed team get[ting] relegated’ suggests what about the future of the subject?

A

That there are still times of strife ahead for them.

31
Q

The second section of Divisions is set where?

A

Ashington

32
Q

the town’s two England caps’ references which two people?

A

Bobby and Jackie Charlton

33
Q

Why does Harrison downplay the significance of place in the first stanza of Divisions?

A

He’s showing how the town has been left behind in the post-war period

34
Q

The use of sibilance in ‘shovelblade and stone’ emphasises what about the setting in the poem?

A

Poverty

35
Q

the daylight’s rotten props near to collapse’ is a reference to which historical event?

A

Post-industrial decline brought about by political issues such as Thatcher’s government.

36
Q

When did Margaret Thatcher become leader of the Conservative Party?

A

1975

37
Q

In 1952 manufacturing in Britain employed how much of the work force?

A

40%

38
Q

Today in Britain, manufacturing employs how much fo the work force?

A

8%

39
Q

Why does Harrison focus on a poster for Haemorrhoid cream?

A

To depict the grim reality of working-class life

40
Q

Of this pub for _______ and ________.’

A

pensioners and unemployed.

41
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What is the effect of the imagery of ‘pensioners’ and ‘unemployed’?

A

It creates an image of stagnation and perhaps even death in the town.

42
Q

What are some of the cliché’s used in the third sestet of section 2?

A

butch Brown Ale’ ‘hair on your chest’ ‘makes you fight’ ‘makes a man of you’

43
Q

Why does Harrison use such cliches in the third sestet of stanza 2?

A

It is pointing out that capitalism that has removed their masculine purpose is ironically focusing on ideas of ‘masculinity’ to sell its product.

44
Q

How do the final two single line stanzas increase the idea of division?

A

By highlighting how he is different from them. He ‘write[s]’ and is looked down upon for it.

45
Q

one front door _______ in a row all blue!’

A

orange

46
Q

What is the effect of the colour imagery in the final line of divisions?

A

It symbolises his separation and inability to fit in with the class he once belonged.

47
Q

What biographical context might be a reason for Harison feeling divided from his class? (Divisions)

A

His attendance of grammar schools.

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