Poem's Flashcards
What is Ozymandias about?
A description of a collapsed statue that may be of a powerful ruler.
What are two quotes from Ozymandias?
‘king of kings’
‘survive,stamped’
What is my last duchess about?
A duke showing a painting of his last duchess to a guest.
What are two quotes from My last duchess?
‘the curtain i have drawn for you’
‘half-flush’
What is war photographer about?
A man’s experience of being a war photographer.
What are two quotes from War photographer?
’which did not tremble then’
‘finally alone’
What is Remains about?
This poem looks at conflict in a direct way as well as the after effects of conflict and the long term consequences- PTSD.
What are two quotes from Remains?
‘his bloody life in my bloody hands’
‘i see broad daylight on the other side’
What is the prelude about?
The poem is about someone who went sailing and got overwhelmed by the landscape that he describes.
What are two quotes from The prelude?
’A huge peak, black and huge’
‘solitude darkness’
What is Bayonet charge about?
It is set around conflict in that a soldier is running out of the trenches on an attack.
What are two quotes from Bayonet charge?
‘king,honour,human dlignity,etcetera’
‘The patriotic tear that had brimmed in his eye’
What is storm on the island about?
A description of a storm that is destroying everything in its path.
What are two quotes from Storm on the island?
‘strange it is a huge, nothing that we fear’
‘spits like a cat turned savage’
What is the charge of the light brigade about?
This poem is about war, life, death, bravery, death and sacrifice.
What are two quotes from The charge of the light brigade?
‘Honour the charge they made!’
‘into the jaws of death ,into the mouth of hell’
What is exposure about?
This is a poem about the conflict between man and nature.Nature is more powerful than man at war.
What are two quotes from Exposure?
‘clark-red jewels’
‘what are we doing here?’
What is London about?
Someone who is walking through London and describing what they see.
What are two quotes from London?
’black’ning church,hapless soldiers’
‘Chimney-sweeper’s cry’
What is poppies about?
The poem looks particularly at conflict because the son is going to war but from the perspective of those it leaves behind.
What are two quotes from Poppies?
‘bandaged’
‘like a treasure chest’
What is kamikaze about?
The real conflict is between the rules of society honour and the will to survive. Either way the character dies.
What are two quotes from Kamikaze?
“The other in a figure of eight”
“He must have wondered which had been the better way to die”
