Literature quotes Flashcards
Scrooge talks to the Ghost of Christmas Present
‘Have they no ______, no resources?
Who is he talking about?
What do they represent?
Have they no refuge, no resources?
Ignorance and want
Warning mankind about ignoring the poor and destitute. Putting their own ‘wants’ above everything else.
A man has to mind ____ ______ ________ and look after _______ and his ______
Said by _________
Talk to me about the word order
Talk to me about C______ vs S__________
A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own
Capitalism Vs Socialism
Notice the order of words – business, himself, others.
Money is a top priority
More money – more respect
Hierarchy – rich get richer and the poor get poorer
Business – ownership
‘First, the ______ ________…secondly, I blame ____ ______ ____ who was _____ _______ _______ ____ ______ …He should be made an ________ of’
Said by?
Tell me why this quote is dramatic irony
Talk to me about morality
First, the girl herself…secondly, I blame the young man who was the father of the child…He should be made an example of’
Mrs Birling
Dramatic irony
Good vs bad is dependent on who it is
No morality
Hypocrisy
Represent society – capitalists have no fixed morality
I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only ______ ________ which ___________ itself’
Said by?
What themes could you use this quote for?
Language features?
Context
I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself’
Macbeth
Horse metaphors – spur, vaulting, leaping
James I court would have liked horse references (bred horses, enjoyed races, established Newmarket)
A Christmas Carol
Hard and _____ as _________
Which stave is this quote from?
Which two keywords would you pick out?
What do they suggest about scrooge at this point?
The second missing word - what does this suggest about Scrooge’s future?
Hard and sharp as flint
Stave one
Hard and sharp - cold, uncaring, unfeeling, difficult to work with, lack of empathy
Flint - used to create sparks/fire, maybe there is hope for him to become warm
_____ is _____ and ______ is _____’
Said by? When?
Themes?
Context
Fair is foul and foul is fair’
Witches
The supernatural
Spell
James I – Daemonology and belief in the supernatural. Black magic and witches
Ozymandias
‘Look on my ______, ye Mighty, and _______!’
What attitude does Ozymandias have?
Why is this quote ironic?
What is the overall message of the poem?
What type of poem is this? - Why did Shelley choose this form?
‘Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’
Arrogance - power
His statue is now ruined and he has been forgotten
Nothing can withstand time forever and eventually all will be forgotten
Sonnet - why?
Look like the _______ _______ , but be the _________ under it’
Said by?
Language feature used?
A03 - Context? (Serpent could refer to….)
What themes could you use this quote for?
Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it’
Lady Macbeth
Religion – reference to Serpent in Adam/Eve
Simile
Themes - Ambition, Power, Feminine vs Masculinity
Remains
‘His blood-_______ stays on the street’
What does the blood represent in this quote (think Macbeth!)
What is the name of the technique when lines continually run on in poetry?
Why does Armitage use this technique, what does it show about the soldier’s experience of war?
His blood-shadow stays on the street
Guilt/remorse, PTSD, the kill is haunting him and following him around
Enjambment - shows he is struggling to separate everything that has happened to him, all running in to each other. Similar to PTSD and memories
‘tunic of ______ white’
Who might wear this in ACC?
What does it tell us about the character?
‘tunic of purest white’
Ghost of Christmas Past
Represents purity, heaven, kindness, hope, innocence.
But these girls aren’t _____ _______ – they’re _______’
Talk to me about WW2 and women
What word would you pick out of this quote?
Who says this quote?
Tell me about ______ at the start and end of the play
But these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people’
Sheila at the start – childish, parents do not want her to grow up. Engagement ring.
Change – From capitalist and socialist. Class system in capitalist where socialism is more about movement.
Context – Noveau Riche vs Old money
Socialist.
‘Girls’ – working women, lives and children of their own. Gender.
Context – WW2 women in factories. Commenting on women’s roles.
I will ______ Christmas in my _____, and try to keep it all the year.
Who says this?
Which stave?
What does this show about the character at this point in the story?
A Christmas carol is a Christian A_______.
I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
Scrooge
Stave five
He has seen the error of his ways and changed. He seeks redemption
Christian Allegory
______ we keep awake because the night is silent…
_____ by silence
______, we hear the mad gusts
Exposure. Written by who?
Context?
What word types do these quotes start with? Why?
Worried we keep awake because the night is silent…
Wearied by silence
Watching, we hear the mad gusts
Wilfred Owen
War poet, fought himself on the front line. Talks about the trauma and difficulty of war, even though nothing happens they are on alert.
Verb start sentences - the strong ‘w’ sound is like they are jumping but there is nothing there. Dynamic verbs show they are always on alert.
______ me here, and fill me, from the ______ to the toe, top-full of direst ______’
Said by?
Themes?
Context
Unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty’
Lady Macbeth
Patriarchy
Women’s roles in society
I will ______ Christmas in my _____, and try to keep it all the year.
Who says this?
Which stave?
What does this show about the character at this point in the story?
A Christmas carol is a Christian A_______.
I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
Scrooge
Stave four
He has seen the error of his ways and changed. He seeks redemption
