Poems Flashcards
The Soldier
Rupert Brooke Start of First World War patriotic noble self sacrifice never seen war “Foreign field “ Rich earth richer dust “ “Her , bore” “Blest by the suns of home “ ABAB rhyme
She walks in beauty
Lord Byron Romantic poet Scandalous lifestyle Entranced by woman at party Lyric poem ABAB 3 6 lines regular stanzas Extensive use of enjambement “And on that cheek and o’er that brow” “She walks in beauty like the night “ “the smiles that win the tints that glow” “Cloudless climes and starry skies”
Valentine
Carol Ann Duffy Poet laureate Writes in monologues from the point of view of disturbed characters Onion is an extended metaphor for love Free verse short stanzas First person narrative “It will blind you with tears like a lover” “Fierce kiss” , “lethal” , “knife”
Dulce et decorum est
Wilfried Owen He did see war Died a week before the end , suffered from shell shock No clearly defined structure Makes use of alternate rhyme lines “Watch the white eyes writhing in his face” , “men marched asleep” “Trudge,limped on,blind,lame,deaf” Rejects the idea of glorious war
Hawk roosting
Ted Hughes
About a hawk sitting on a tall tree, metaphorically Hughes explores ideas of powerful dictators and fascist leaders, grew up in countryside hence the nature theme
Was a child during WW2 which may have influenced his ideas about leadership, he served in the RAF
Dramatic monologue
First person, 6 quatrains, fixed regimented structure.
“In sleep rehearse perfect kill and eat”
“The earths face upward for my inspection”
“Now I hold creation in my foot”
“The sun is behind me”
HAWK = FASCIST LEADER
Death of a naturalist
Born 1939 in Ireland
He was in awe of nature hence he heavily focused his poetry on it, his first poem were about nature before they became more political
Blank verse in iambic pentameter
“There were dragonflies, sported butterflies”
“The fattening dots burst into nimble tadpoles”
“Poised like mud grenades”
“Slime kings”
