Poem Quotes Flashcards
Ozymandias
Shows the size of the statue. Vast suggests he was either very powerful or arrogant.
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone”
Ozymandias
Shows that he has been forgotten over time. This is ironic because even the most powerful humans cannot withstand affect of time in nature
“Half sunk, a shattered visage lies”
Ozymandias
The sculptor understands the rulers arrogance. 
“Sneer of cold command”
Ozymandias
Ozymandias thought of himself as a God compared to the other kings. This shows his arrogance
“King of kings”
Ozymandias
Shows the statute overtime has been ruined by nature.
“Colossal wreck, boundless and bear”
London
The first person makes us feel we are walking with him. 
“I wonder through each chartered street.”
London
This suggests he cannot do anything about it he feels hopeless and angry
“Marks of weakness marks of woe”
London
The poet tries to tell us that the social hierarchy is a ingrained into society that lower class are trapped in it
“The mind forged manacles I hear”
London
The emotive language suggest the poverty of the young children and the lower class used to defend the hierarchy
Chimney sweepers cry hapless soldiers sigh”
London
The poet hint illness with marriage which shows the destruction of the lower class and upper class
“Plagues the marriage hearse”
Prelude
The use of summer gives positive opening however evening could suggest something will change
“One summer evening led by her”
Prelude
First hint that he has done something wrong which suggests he is rebellious
“Troubled pleasure”
Prelude
Volta to create a change in mood which is darker. Repitiom
“A huge peak, black and huge”
The prelude
Mountain could suggest his time in his life the narrator is feeling lonely and depressed
“They hung the darkness, call it solitude/or desertion”
Charge of Light brigade
Charging into their death. Into another army
“Valley of death”
Charge of light brigade
Suggests there is no time to mess around
“Theirs not to make reply/theirs not to reason why/theirs to do a die”
Charge of light brigade
Links to death again. Mouth parts with death
“Jaws of death/mouth of hell”
Charge of light brigade
Idk
“Someone had blunder’d”
Charge of light brigade
The group of people in his army. He calls them noble
“Noble 600”
Exposure
Nature personified as a enemy attacking them
“Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive”
Exposure
Half line, emphasises boredom and days repeating
“But nothing happens”
Exposure
Turning around to seat
“We turn back to our dying”
Exposure
Forgotton hopes. Half rhyme links current and past
“forgotten dreams, and stare, snow-dazed”
Exposure
Mimics whistling sounds of bullets.
“sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence”
Storm on the island
Suggests their arrogance and confidence
“We are prepared”
Storm on the island
Storm personified as an animal. Simile shows dangerous nature of familiar things
“Spits like a tamed cat, turned savage”
Storm on the island
Semantic field of destruction and aggression. Shows nature could do more
“Exploding comfortably”
Storm on the island
They are not as prepared as they thought they were
“But there are no trees, no natural shelter”
Storm on the island
Shows potential power of the storm. Attacked by ‘nothing’
“We are bombarded by the empty air”
Bayonet Charge
Quite aggressive. Metaphor describes sound and impact of shots
“bullets smacking the belly out of the air-“
Bayonet Charge
Suggests his weapon is of no use. Could foreshadow injury
“he lugged a rifle numb as a smashed arm”
Bayonet Charge
Simile to show his love for country has turned to fear and replaced with reality
“patriotic tear”
Bayonet Charge
Innocence of nature destroyed by war. Could be a metaphor for himself
“a yellow hare that rolled like a flame”
Bayonet Charge
List shows why people go to war
“king, honour, human dignity, etcetera”
Remains
Start of poem, not the first time he has been
“On another occasion”
Remains
Sense of doubt. Shows fear and panick
“probably armed, possibly not”
Remains
Quite aggressive, violent metaphor of the bullets damage
“rips through his life”
Remains
Very cold and casual verbs shows treated like rubbish. Very violent phrase
“tosses his guts back into his body”
Remains
Visual metaphor of reminder of death. Shows its still in his mind
“his bloody life in my bloody hands”
Poppies
Mother is lost and doesn’t have control of her own live
“tucks, darts, pleats”
Poppies
Positive simile shows excitement of going out into big world
“the world overflowing/ like a treasure chest”
Poppies
Metaphor shows allowance of her son leaving
“released a song bird from its cage”
Poppies
Wishing for her sons safety. Links with his childhood toys for memory
“leaned against it like a wishbone”
Poppies
The wind shows her memory of him slowly fading
“hoping to hear. Your playground voice catching on the wind”
My last Duchess
Use of ‘my’ suggests dukes ownership of painting and her, and superiority
“Thats my last duchess painted on the wall”
My Last Duchess
Speaking forcfully to someone. Showing he takes power in the room
“Will’t please you sit and look at her?”
My last Duchess
Gives the reader a clue that the duke might have killed the duchess. He gave commands shows power
“I gave commands; then all smiles stopped together”
My Last Duchess
Shows off his wealth. 2 quotes
“Frà Pandolf’s”
“Claus of Innersbruck cast in bronze for me!”
War Photographer
He has put his emotions away. Short simple sentence
“He has a job to do”
War Photographer
Eternal link between “tears” and “beers” emphasises short duration of sadness.
“Tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers”
War Photographer
Alone with his thoughts. Processing photos + thoughts and feelings
“In his darkroom he is finally alone”
The emigree
Opening sounds like a story but also suggests loss
“There was once a country”
The emigree
Suggests country has been invaded. However the emigrants view on country doesnt change
“It may be at war, it may be sick with tyrants, but I am branded by an impression of sunlight”
The emigree
Sounds hopeless. She is trapped and cannot return
“I have no passport, there’s no way back at all”
Checking out me history
Deliberate attempt of hiding history. Ironic to cause blindness
“Bandage up me eye with me own history”
Checking out me history
Reference to battle of hastings. “All dat” implies his lack of interest with this version of history
“1066 and all dat”
Checking out me history
Fairy tell taught in british schools. Implies that unimportant things are taught. Links to Black leader
“Dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat
But Toussaint L’Ouverture
no dem never tell me bout dat”
