Gr.11 T1,2 Poetry Flashcards

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1
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Not waving but drowning:

What is the literal and metaphorical meaning of the poem?

A

Literal: man died because nobody heard him, he was too far out, the water was too cold and the people misunderstood him

Figurative: People don’t notice it when others are struggling. People are apathetic.

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2
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Not waving but drowning:

What does the enjambment in lines 5-7 suggest?

A

Rapid reading pace - shallowness of those in the crowd

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Not waving but drowning:

What is the effect of the repetition of “no” (without commas) in line 9?
“Oh, no no no, it was too cold always”

A

Indicates firmness. Also sounds like a drawn-out moan.

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Not waving but drowning:

What is “drowning” metaphorically?

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Implies inability to cope

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5
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Not waving but drowning:

What is “swimming” metaphorically?

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The journey of life

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Give examples of tone

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Persuasive, conversational, informative, laudatory, humorous, disgusted

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7
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What does “economy of expression” mean?

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Expression in few words

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8
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Decomposition:

Give the two meanings of the title

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Breaking down of something into its elements over time.

Breaking down of writer’s thoughts as his perspective changes over time.

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9
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Decomposition:

What is the effect of “beggar” changing to “old man”?

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Shows sympathy and humanises the man

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10
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Decomposition:

What does glibly mean?

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To do casually and without much thought

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11
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Decomposition:

What is a “man in the street”?

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An average, ordinary person

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12
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Decomposition:

Why does the speaker refer to ants and flies?

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Man is on ground

Implies he is close to death

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13
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Anthem for doomed youth:

What are orisons?

A

Prayers

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14
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Anthem for doomed youth:

What is the theme?

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Death in warfare, suffering of soldiers, mourning, unceremoniously nature of funerals

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15
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Anthem for doomed youth:

Mood?

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Funereal, mournful

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16
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Anthem for doomed youth:

Tone?

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Angry, bitter

17
Q

Anthem for doomed youth:

What is referred to in “Their flowers the tenderness of silent minds”

A

Memories in the minds of lovers

18
Q

Anthem for doomed youth:

What is referred to in “And each slow dusk a drawing down of blinds”

A

Blinds drawn as a sign of respect to a person who has died.

19
Q

Anthem for doomed youth:

What does “doomed” suggest?

A

Death is inevitable

20
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Anthem for doomed youth:

What is it about?

A

Lack of ceremony associated with the burial of those who have died in war

21
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Anthem for doomed youth:

Form?

A
Italian sonnet (octave +sestet)
End-stopped lines (punctuation at end of each line- staccato effect)
22
Q

Anthem for doomed youth:

What is a pall?

A

Cloth over coffin

23
Q

Anthem for doomed youth:

What are shires?

A

Counties in rural areas

24
Q

Anthem for doomed youth:

What does “as cattle” suggest about soldiers’ deaths?

A

The young men who die are given no sympathy and their deaths are almost business-like. Implies that soldiers are slaughtered without thought.

25
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Anthem for doomed youth:

Why “boys” and “girls”?

A

Young with whole lives ahead of them

Emphasises their innocence

26
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Ozymandius:

What is a full stop during a line called?

A

Caesura

27
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Ozymandius:

Form?

A

Matches human speech to portray story-telling
➡️iambic pentameter: 10 syllables- 5 stressed and 5 unstressed

Starts as Petrarchan sonnet

28
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Ozymandius:

Structure?

A

Breaks down

29
Q

Ozymandius:

Meaning?

A

The works of man can’t withstand the onslaughts of time and nature, and that human effort is puny in the span of eternity

30
Q

Ozymandius:

“its sculptor well those passions read”?

A

Sculptor portrayed ruler’s coldness and pride

31
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Ozymandius:

“The hand that mocked and the heart that fed”?

A

Sculptor’s hand mocked coldness, pride

Ozymandias’s cold heart that produced emotions