poetry Flashcards
westminster bridge - themes quotes
“never i saw, never felt, a calm so deep”
“glideth at his own sweet will”
“doth like a garment wear the beauty of the morning”
“never did sun more beautifully sleep”
“earth has not anything to show more fair”
“dull would he be of soul who could pass by”
westminster bridge - techniques
assonance - “dull would he be…”
imagery/personification/simile - “city doth like a garment…”
hyperbole - “earth has not anything to show…”
westminster bridge - structure
end rhyme - creates rhythm and melody, familiarity
iambic pentameter - rhythm
sonnet - romantic poet
abab rhyme - familiarity
london - themes quotes
“marks of weakness, marks of woe”
“how the chimney sweepers cry”
“blood down palace walls”
“blasts the newborn infant’s tear”
westminster bridge - themes
represents nature, natural beauty, romantic poet, awe & amazement,
london - themes
suffering during industrial revolution, negative aspects of london, child labour, slavery, materialism, moral corruption, death
london - techniques
anaphora - “in every…” x3
repetition/consonance - “marks of weakness, marks of woe”
alliteration - “the hapless soldier’s sigh”
enjambment - used throughout
imagery - “i wandered through each chartered”
symbolism - “chimney sweep” symbolises death. “soldier’s sigh” state of frustration. “harlot’s curse” symbolises prostitute’s life experiences
metaphor - “mind forged manacles i hear” represents hardships of people working in industries
london - structure
- 4 4-line stanzas, evenly spaced, fluid
- quatrain
- ABAB rhyme scheme, continuous, familiar, gives comfort to reader in distressing poem
first flight - themes
- perspective of the world
- reminiscing
first flight - techniques
short sentence for tension - “plane moves”
comparison - “in a car i’d suspect low tyre pressure” intelligent, abstract thinker, astute observation
sibilance - “sudden swiftness, earth slithers” strong sense of trepidation
consonance - “angle” harsh consonant sound, negative expectations
metaphor - “rather a short hop for me”
cesura - “business lunches” gets bored discussing the mundane things he associates with frequent business fliers
monotonous - “i’m doing it just to say i’ve done it”
characterisation - “motorways, reservoir, building sites” english landmarks. brings comfort
metaphor/imagery - “meringue kingdom” narrator feels more comfortable, able to enjoy their experience
metaphor - “tangerine stain” represents the sun, sublime moment
emotive language - “know what i mean?” assumes that everyone is as well-travelled as he is
consonance - “confounds the forecasters, dismisses the clocks” time running out
metaphor - “at this height, nothing lives” the higher mankind reaches, in terms of technological advancement, the colder society seems to get
first flight - structure
- free verse, not conforming
to - reflective tone
- varied stanza lengths, freedom, disorganised
hurricane hits - themes
- nature
- acceptance
hurricane hits - techniques
personification - wind’s “gathering rage”
juxtaposition - “fearful and reassuring”
anaphora - “talk to me” x3
emotive language - “what is the meaning of old tongues reaping havoc in new places?” talking to hurricane like it is an old friend
juxtaposition - “blinding illumination” causes the reader to question the meaning of the words, highlights tragedy
- believes hurricane has brought her closer to england, in heart. wants to know what the hurricane is showing her
apostrophe - “O why is my heart unchained” speaking directly to the hurricane, feels connected to it
irony - finding comfort in the hurricane, that originally disturbed her, shows that she has struggled to adjust to life in england
metaphor - “sweet mystery” addressing reader
postcard - structure
- ABAC,DEFE,GHGI,JKJK - irregular, chaotic
- 4 4-line stanzas
- iambics pentameter - shows high level of control
postcard - techniques
inverter cliche - “i do not with that anyone were here” sets tone that narrator wants to be alone. ironic, because people normally want to spend holidays with people
alliteration - “tourist types” creating verbal reflection of events
hyperbole - “untouched by man”
pace change - “seaside-town-consumer-hell” narrator loses composure
sibilance - “sun-and-sangria”
brackets - show the narrator is trying to connect with the reader
contrast - “when you’re as multicultural as me”
irony - “philistine” means to be hostile and show off, but the reader is showing off in using it
stereotype - “british tourist in the sea”
- “anthropologist”
