Poetry Flashcards
Who was William Blake?
He was a famous poet, painter, engraver and visionary.
What does William Blake’s painting express?
They are very religion based, because I liked to express how he was feeling. He hated the church but believed in God.
What did William Blake support?
He supported the French revolution and the American Revolution.
What was Blake’s most famous poetry collections called?
songs of innocence and experience
What does the innocence section in ‘Songs of innocence and experience represent?
It has a positive tone and celebrates love, childhood and nature.
What does the experience section in ‘Songs of innocence and experience represent?
It illustrates the negative and depressing side of life.
What burning did Blake take part in?
The Newgate prison
What happened during June 1780?
Riots broke out
What is Holy Thursday talking about?
It is talking about children going to church. He is talking about how evil the church is and how the children are being manipulated by the church.
What type of form of poetry was ‘Holy Thursday’?
It was a ballad form of poetry.
What does ‘ballad form’ mean?
It is a type of poetry that tells the tale of ordinary people.
What does U and / mean?
U = unstressed syllable / = stressed syllable
Why does the first stanza in ‘Holy Thursday’ contain a long sentence?
It reflects the long que of children.
Why is there a strict rhythm throughout ‘Holy Thursday’?
It could reflect how strict the church is.
Why was the rhythm of ‘Holy Thursday’ faltering on ‘thousands’ and ‘innocent’?
Those words could seem significant to Blake. Maybe since the rhythm is strict and constant throughout, since this shows how strict the church is, it could be representing how these are almost unbreakable.
When had the Romantic period started?
1798 until 1837
What was Romanticism focussed on?
Beauty and power of the human mind and on the power of nature and the interior world of feeling.
Why did Keats write poetry about fear and death?
His father, mother and brother died whilst he was quite young. He had thanatophobia (fear of not existing).
When approaching an unseen poem, what are the 5 things to include?
Title Form Structure Language Technique
What is the poem ‘When I have fears that I may cease to be’ about?
It is about not having enough time to enjoy life.
What is the form of the poem ‘When I have fears…’?
It’s in the form of a Shakespearean sonnet.
What is a sonnet?
It is a poem of 14 lines.
When was Keats poem ‘When I have fears that I may cease to be.’ published?
1818
How old was Bronte when she wrote The Bluebell?
She was 20 years old
Where did Bronte grow up?
She grew up near the wild.
What tragic events happened in Bronte’s life?
Her mother died when she was 2 and her two eldest sisters died 4 years later from consumption (tuberculosis).
When did Bronte die?
She died at age 29 from tuberculosis.
