Other Key Themes

Question 1

Key themes presented in Ozymandias

Answer 1

• ideas of lasting power and how power can be used in different ways
• power can be used in arrogant and cruel ways to those who have it but ultimately fragile and easy to lose
• mankind’s own power in incomparable to the power of nature and art
• nature and art with outlast us

Question 2

Key themes presented in the Extract of the Prelude

Answer 2

• nature is huge and powerful

- humans can feel so small and insignificant compared to nature

Question 3

why was shelley expelled from __ __

Ozymandias

Answer 3

Oxford university - for writing an atheist’s book

Question 4

What was ozymandias inspired by?

Answer 4

The unearthing of a large egyptian statue of Fare ‘ramesses 2’. On the bottom of statue there was markings ‘king of kings’.

Question 5

What did wordsworth (prelude) like to write about?

Answer 5

romantic and epic poet

• how the world we live in is challenging people and their beliefs
• looking at the world and mans place inside it

Question 6

What inspired wordsworth(prelude)?

Answer 6

memories of events and travelling. Looking at the spiritual and moral development of man growing up.
Explained poem as - ‘a poem on the growth of a man growing up’

Question 7

why as alfred so influential (COTLB)?

Answer 7

he was the Victorian periods poet Laurette - 1850-1892

Question 8

What war was presented in COTLB?

Answer 8

the crimean war - battle of balaclava

Question 9

What war was presented in COTLB?

Answer 9

the crimean war - battle of balaclava

Question 10

What ideas about power and conflict where there in the COTLB?

Answer 10

• conflict caused patriotism and heroic behaviour for those running into certain death
• poet questions the orders they are being given - the abuse of power
• conflict causes men to sacrifice themselves for their countries
• the violence and death of war is shown to be brutal and horrific

Question 11

What were big influences for hughes (Bayonet charge)?

Answer 11

• The yorkshire landscapes and wildlife where he grew up

- fascinated by experiences of father and uncle fighting in ww1 and Poet Wilfred Owen.

Question 12

What key themes of power and conflict are presented in Bayonet charge?

Answer 12

• highlights the terror and violence of war
• questions patriotic motives
• suggests that war impacts all living creatures and not just humans

Question 13

Why was poppies written?

Answer 13

the poet laurette Carol Ann Duffy employed writers to try and understand the suffering that deaths caused.

Question 14

What wars were prevalent when poppies was written?

Answer 14

Iraq and Afghanistan

Question 15

What key ideas about power and conflict were presented in poppies?

Answer 15

• mother feels a sense of loss though we don’t know if child is dead
• poem focuses on experiences of people left behind
• conflict doesn’t just affect those that fight
• mothers fears and sadness contrast with her son’s excitement

Question 16

How was Duffy influences to write war photographer?

Answer 16

Friend of a war photographer
Interested by those people whose jobs expose them to violence and horrific events but which they are unable to help with
2009-poet laurette

Question 17

what ideas of power and conflict are present in war photographer?

Answer 17

• conflict must be shown to the rest of the world
• conflict should inflict private grief
• conflict causes emotionally separation from the bad
• people that don’t witness conflict don’t care about the suffering

Question 18

Why does Dharker write tissue?

Answer 18

Born in pakistan she draws on multi-cultural experiences. Looking mainly at identity and the role of women in modern society.

Question 19

what ideas of power and conflict are present in tissue?

Answer 19

• paper is used to write books that have the power to change lives and record memories
• paper is fragile and powerful
• people are made of fragile paper but unlike paper and buildings we don’t last as long

Question 20

Why was Rumens fascinated with Emigree?

Answer 20

She travelled a lot including russia but was never emigrated. She was fascinated by how the land and a city can cause a person to be permanently ‘elsewhere’

Question 21

what ideas of power and conflict are present in Emigree?

Answer 21

• power of imagination - as memories seem clear but location is not.
• the strength of the memories show the power places can have on people.
• city may present childhood?
• If ^ is true then adulthood is harsh and unpleasant where childhood is carefree and vibrant