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Who wrote Ozymandias?

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Percy Shelley

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3 quotes from Ozymandias

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  • “two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert”
  • “a shattered visage” with a “sneer of cold command”
  • “look on my works, Ye Mighty and Despair!”
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“two vast ….
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“two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert”

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“a shattered …
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“a shattered visage” with a “sneer of cold command”

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“look on my …
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“look on my works, Ye Mighty, and Despair!”

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Ozymandias - context

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Ozymandias is the ancient Greek name for the pharaoh Ramses ll of Egypt - he ruled for 66 years

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Ozymandias - form and structure

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it’s a sonnet fusion of Petrarchan and Shakespearen sonnets - this reflects Shelley’s maverick and rebellious spirit

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Who wrote London?

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William Blake

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4 quotes from London

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  • “each chartered street/ Near where the chartered Thames does flow”
  • “In every cry of every man/ In every infant’s cry of fear”
  • “the mind-forg’d manacles I hear”
  • “the youthful harlot’s curse/ Blasts the newborn infant’s tear”
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“each chartered …
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“each chartered street/ Near where the chartered Thames does flow”

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“In every cry …
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“In every cry of every man/ In every infant’s cry of fear”

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“the mind- …
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“the mind-forged manacles I hear”

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“the youthful …
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“the youthful harlot’s curse/ Blasts the newborn infant’s tear”

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London - context

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it’s from the anthology Songs of Innocence and Experience (part of the experience section)

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London - form and structure

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regular 4 line stanzas, regular rhythm, ABAB rhyme scheme - reflects the weary trudge of London life and shows the cage they’re trapped in

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Who wrote the Prelude?

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William Wordsworth

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3 quotes from the Prelude

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  • “my boat went heaving through the water like a swan”
  • “a huge peak, black and huge”
  • “o’er my thoughts there hung a darkness, call it solitude or blank desertion”
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“my boat went …
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“my boat went heaving through the water like a swan”

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“a huge …
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“a huge peak, black and huge”

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“o’er my thoughts …
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“o’er my thoughts there hung a darkness, call it solitude or blank desertion”

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The Prelude - context

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  • Wordsworth was a romantic and grew up in the Lake District
  • the sublime is an overwhelming fear/ awe of nature
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The Prelude - form and structure

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written in the first person and iambic pentameter (mimics the rhythm of speech) - this shows how personal this experience was

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Who wrote My Last Duchess?

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Robert Browning

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2 quotes from My Last Duchess

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  • “I choose never to stoop”
  • “This grew; I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together”
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“I choose …
(duchess)

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“I choose never to stoop”

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“This grew; …
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“This grew; I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together”

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My Last Duchess - context

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It is set in the Italian Renaissance, when men held a lot of power of women

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My Last Duchess - form and structure

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It’s a dramatic monologue - Duke is the centre of attention

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Who wrote Exposure?

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Wilfred Owen

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4 quotes from Exposure

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  • “our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us”
  • “pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
  • “tonight, this frost will fasten on this mud and us”
  • “all their eyes are ice, but nothing happens”
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“Our brains …
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“Our brains ache in the merciless iced east winds that knive us”

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“Pale flakes …
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“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”

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“Tonight, this …
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“Tonight, this frost will fasten on this mud and us”

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“All their …
(exposure)

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“All their eyes are ice, but nothing happens”

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Exposure - context

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  • Owen fought in WW1 himself
  • about a battle in Ypres 1917/18 - the winter was harsh
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Who wrote The Charge of the Light Brigade?

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Alfred Lord Tennyson

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3 quotes from COLB

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  • “All in the valley of Death rode the six hundred”
  • “Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them”
  • “When can their glory fade?” “Honour the charge they made!”
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“All in the …
(COLB)

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“All in the valley of Death rode the six hundred”

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“Cannon to …
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“Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them”

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“When can …
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“When can their glory fade?” “Honour the charge they made!”

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The Charge of the Light Brigade - context

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  • about the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War
  • Tennyson was a poet laureate
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The Charge of the Light Brigade - form and structure

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the rhymes reflect discipline but occasional non-rhyme show the true horror and chaos

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Who wrote Storm on the Island?

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Seamus Heaney

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4 quotes from Storm on the Island

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  • “spits like a tame cat turned savage”
  • “We just sit tight while wind dives and strafes invisibly. Space is a salvo”
  • “bombarded by the empty air”
  • “strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear”
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“spits like …
(storm)

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“spits like a tame cat turned savage”

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“We just sit …
(storm)

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“We just sit tight while wind dives and strafes invisibly. Space is a salvo”

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“bombarded …
(storm)

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“bomarded by the empty air”

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“strange, it …
(storm)

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“strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear”

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Storm on the Island - context

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Heaney is catholic and was born in N. Ireland and moved to Dublin. He described this conflict as “neighbourly murder”

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Who wrote Bayonet Charge?

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Ted Hughes

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3 quotes from Bayonet Charge

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  • “the patriotic tear that had brimmed in his eye”
  • “green hedge that dazzled with rifle fire”
  • “King, honour, human dignity etcetera dropped like luxuries in a yelling alarm”
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“the patriotic …
(bayonet)

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“the patriotic tear that had brimmed in his eye”

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“green hedge …
(bayonet)

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“green hedge that dazzled with rifle fire”

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“King, honour …
(bayonet)

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“King, honour, human dignity etcetera dropped like luxuries in a yelling alarm”

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Bayonet Charge - context

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Hughes’ father fought in WW1

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Who wrote Remains?

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Simon Armitage

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5 quotes from Remains

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  • “probably armed, possibly not”
  • “I swear I see every round as it rips through his life”
  • “the drink and the drugs won’t flush him out”
  • “when I close my eyes, dug in behind enemy lines”
  • “his bloody life in my bloody hands”
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“probably …
(remains)

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“probably armed, possibly not”

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“I swear I …
(remains)

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“I swear I see every round as it rips through his life”

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“the drink …
(remains)

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“the drink and the drugs won’t flush him out”

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“when I close …
(remains)

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“when I close my eyes, dug in behind enemy lines”

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“his bloody …
(remains)

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“his bloody life in my bloody hands”

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Remains - context

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  • comes from a collection called The Not Dead
  • he’s the current Poet Laureate
  • about the Iraq war
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Remains - form and structure

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  • enjambment creates a conversational feeling but could also show is mind is running
  • assonance (rhyming vowels) - shows the solider is only half functioning
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Who wrote Poppies?

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Jane Weir

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3 quotes from Poppies

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  • “smoothed down your shirt’s upturned collar, steeled the softening of my face”
  • “All my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt, slowly melting”
  • “hoping to hear your playground voice catching on the wind”
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“smoothed down …
(poppies)

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“smoothed down your shirt’s upturned collar, steeled the softening of my face”

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“All my words …
(poppies)

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“All my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt, slowly melting”

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“hoping to …
(poppies)

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“hoping to hear your playground voice catching on the wind”

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Poppies - context

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in a collection of poetry called Exit Wounds

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Poppies - form and structure

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  • the free verse and enjambment create a conversational tone
  • dramatic monologue and second person create a sense of intimacy
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Who wrote War Photographer?

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Carol Ann Duffy

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4 quotes from War Photographer

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  • “with spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”
  • “his editor will pick out five or six for Sunday’s supplement”
  • “the reader’s eyeballs prick with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers”
  • “he stares impassively at where he earns his living and they do not care”
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“with spools …
(war photographer)

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“with spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”

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“his editor will …
(war photographer)

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“his editor will pick out five or six for Sunday’s supplement”

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“the reader’s …
(war photographer)

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“the reader’s eyeballs prick with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers”

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“he stares …
(war photographer)

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“he stares impassively at where he earns his living and they do not care”

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War Photographer - context

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  • Duffy has friends who are war photographers
  • she was Poet Laureate
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War Photographer - form and structure

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it has a regular rhyme scheme which reflects the monotony and order of his work (almost clinical)

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Who wrote Tissue?

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Imtiaz Dharker

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3 quotes from Tissue

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  • “the sun shines through their boundaries”
  • “let the daylight break through capitals and monoliths, through the shapes that pride can make”
  • “raise a structure never meant to last”
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“the sun …
(tissue)

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“the sun shines through their boundaries”

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“let the daylight …
(tissue)

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“let the daylight break through capitals and monoliths, through the shapes that pride can make”

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“raise a …
(tissue)

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“raise a structure never meant to last”

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Tissue - context

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She often deals with themes of identity and searching for meaning

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Who wrote the Emigree?

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Carol Rumens

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4 quotes from The Emigree

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  • “I am branded by an impression of sunlight”
  • “my original view, the bright, filled paperweight”
  • “I have no passport, there’s no way back at all”
  • “my city takes me dancing”
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“I am branded …
(emigree)

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“I am branded by an impression of sunlight”

89
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“my original …
(emigree)

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“my original view, the bright, filled paperweight”

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“I have no …
(emigree)

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“I have no passport, there’s no way back at all”

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“my city …
(emigree)

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“my city takes me dancing”

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The Emigree - context

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“she has a fascination for elsewhere” - a critic said about her

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The Emigree - form and structure

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  • no regular rhyme/ rhythm - reflects the chaos of war or the unreliability of memory
  • sunlight is the last word of each stanza
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Who wrote Checking out me History?

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John Agard

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4 quotes from Checking out me History

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  • “dem tell me dem tell me … Wha dem want to tell me”
  • “Bandage up me eye” “Blind me to my own identity”
  • “a healing star among the wounded”
  • “But now I checking out me own history I carving out me identity”
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“dem tell …
(checking)

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“dem tell me dem tell me … Wha dem want to tell me”

97
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“Bandage up …
(checking)

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“Bandage up me eye” “Blind me to my own identity”

98
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“a healing …
(checking)

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“a healing star among the wounded”

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“But now I …
(checking)

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“But now I checking out me own history I carving out me identity”

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Checking out me History - context

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  • it’s partly autobiographical as Agard has experienced this cultural dislocation
  • Mary Seacole was a nurse in the Crimean War
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Checking out me History - form and structure

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a more simplistic rhyme is used to describe British history

102
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Who wrote Kamikaze?

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Beatrice Garland

103
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4 quotes from Kamikaze

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  • “a shaven head full of powerful incantations”
  • “little fishing boats strung out like bunting on a green-blue translucent sea”
  • “fishes flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun”
  • “till gradually we too learned to be silent”
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” a shaven …
(kamikaze)

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“a shaven head full of powerful incantations”

105
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“little fishing …
(kamikaze)

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“little fishing boats strung out like bunting on a green-blue translucent sea”

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“fishes flashing …
(kamikaze)

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“fishes flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun”

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“till gradually …
(kamikaze)

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“till gradually we too learned to be silent”

108
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Kamikaze - context

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shows the social pressure on pilots to carry out the suicide missions during WW2 in Japan

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Kamikaze - form and structure

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it’s made of only 3 sentences - the story is being told orally (by his granddaughter)

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