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What is the rhyme scheme in “last post”?

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•No fixed or set rhyme scheme; only two couplets and some half-rhymes.
•The poem can’t fully rhyme
•Just as Duffy can’t fully change what happened to the soldiers of WWI.

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What is the structure of “last post”?

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After the intertextual reference at the beginning, the speaker reverses time and tells the story of war backwards

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What are the potential themes and comparisons in “last post”?

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•Remembrance
•Futility of war
•Survival
•Attitudes to conflict

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What is the form in Anthem for doomed youth?

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•Petrarchan Sonnet.
•Both the Octet and the Sestet open with rhetorical questions, which are vividly explored in each.
•the Octet presents an issue/conflict and it is resolved in the Sestet after the Volta

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What is the rhyme scheme in Anthem for doomed youth?

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The poem also fails to follow the conventional rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan Sonnet and instead it uses the rhyme scheme (abab cdcd effe gg)

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What are the potential themes and comparisons for Anthem for doomed youth?

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•Remembrance
•Death
•Futility of war
•Attitudes to conflict
•Effects of conflict

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What is the Rhyme scheme in Vergissmeinnicht?

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•Rhyme scheme is inconsistent and changes in every stanza
•Reflects the speaker’s changing / shifting perspective on the dead enemy soldier
•Also reflects that was has constantly changing conditions that are not always anticipated.

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What is the rhythm in Vergissmeinnicht?

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•Written mostly in Iambic Tetrameter, but the amount of beats per line varies greatly
•Poet has avoided traditional rhythmic patterns and rhyme schemes to illustrate the upset and reversal of norms caused by war

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What are the potential themes and comparisons of Vergissmeinnicht?

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•Death
•Loss of loved ones
•Treatment of the dead
•Understanding the enemy
•Effects of conflict
•Impacts of conflict

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What is the rhyme scheme of Bayonet charge?

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•No set / fixed rhyme scheme in this poem.
•Helps to convey the chaotic nature of the soldier’s circumstances.

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What is the structure used in Bayonet charge?

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•3 stanzas of 8, 7, 8 lines.
•Structural shift from the soldier’s external actions to his internal thoughts as we arrive at the final lines.

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What are the potential themes and comparisons in bayonet charge?

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•Doubt
•Fear
•Motivations in conflict
•Futility of war
•Survival
•Effects of conflict
•Reasons for conflict
•Attitudes to conflict
•Impact of conflict

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What is the form in Requiem for the croppies?

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•Sonnet
•The poet uses a traditional form of poetry to appropriately honour the Croppies.

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What is the Structure used in Requiem for the croppies?

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•Cyclical structure is created with the barley from the first line growing from the Croppy graves in the final line.
•Emphasises how the seeds of the 1916 Easter Rising were sown during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It reinforces the unending nature of Irish resistance.

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What is the rhyme scheme in requiem for the croppies?

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•Alternating ABAB Rhyme Scheme
•Used to demonstrate the stark difference and division between the Irish Croppies and the British forces.

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What is the rhythm in Requiem for the croppies?

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•Imperfect Iambic Pentameter
•Reflects the imperfect nature of the Croppies as a military force.

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What are the potential themes and comparisons for Requiem for the croppies?

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•Remembrance
•Death
•Non-Combatants in Conflict

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What is the form in Poppies?

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The poem is an elegy

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What is the rhythm in Poppies?

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•Lacks a regular rhythm in this poem, coupled with the long sentences and enjambement
•Gives an impression of someone absorbed in their own thoughts and memories.

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What is the rhyme scheme in Poppies?

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•there is no apparent rhyme scheme in this poem.
•Some rhyme in stanza 2 are buried in the stanza. This reflects how the mother is trying to bury and contain her emotions.

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What are the potential themes and comparisons in poppies?

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•Remembrance
•Loss of loved ones
•Inner conflict
•Non-Combatants in Conflict
•Impact of conflict
•Effects of conflict

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What is the rhythm in What lips my lips have kissed?

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•Iambic Pentameter
•adds a conversational feel to the poem

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What is the rhyme scheme in What lips my lips have kissed?

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•The Octet uses a traditional ABBA rhyme scheme for, yet the Sestet departs from the expected CDE or CDCDCD rhyme scheme.
•The rhyme scheme becomes distorted, much like the speaker’s fading memories of her lovers.

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What is the form in What lips my lips have kissed?

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•Petrarchan Sonnet
•The poet’s choice to use this form emphasises the theme of love.

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What are the potential themes and comparisons in What lips my lips have kissed?

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•Loss of loved ones
•Memory
•Inner conflict

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What is the structure used in Out of the blue?

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•The short, contained 4-line stanzas create a claustrophobic feeling in the poem
•Visually, the poem looks like a tower
•Tight structure shows how speaker feels trapped and contains his fear

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What are the potential themes and comparisons in Out of the blue?

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•Death
•Fear
•Survival
•Non-Combatants in Conflict

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What is the rhyme scheme in an Irish Airman foresees his death?

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•Alternating ABAB Rhyme Scheme.
•This reflects his alternating thoughts on war and what truly motivated him to join and fight.

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What is the rhythm in An Irish Airman Foresees his death?

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•Iambic Tetrameter.
•The steady rhythm and unchanging structure, reflects the speaker’s calmness and composure in the face of imminent death.

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What is the rhythm in An Irish Airman Foresees his death?

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•Iambic Tetrameter.
•The steady rhythm and unchanging structure, reflects the speaker’s calmness and composure in the face of imminent death.

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What are the potential themes and comparisons for An Irish Airman Foresees His Death?

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•Death
•Duty
•Doubt
•Motivations in conflict
•Futility of war
•Reasons for conflict
•Attitudes of conflict

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What is the structure in Mametz Wood?

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•7 tercets.
•The line lengths are uneven and the poem isn’t presented neatly.
•This could be emblematic of the uneven ploughed field or the chits of bone rising out of the ground.

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What is the rhyme scheme in Mametz Wood?

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•There is no set rhyme scheme.
•One of the only clear rhymes is in the final stanza- “sung” and “tongues”.
•It is significant that these words rhyme- it gives a sense of closure at the soldiers being recognised and their deeds acknowledged.

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What are the potential themes and comparisons in Mametz Wood?

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•Remembrance
•Death
•Memory
•Treatment of the dead
•Futility of war
•Effects of conflict

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What are the potential themes and comparisons in Mametz Wood?

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•Remembrance
•Death
•Memory
•Treatment of the dead
•Futility of war
•Effects of conflict

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What is the form in Easter Monday?

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•Petrarchan Sonnet.
•This form is traditionally used in love poetry
•The break in the form could represent how emotionally broken the speaker is

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What is the Rhyme Scheme in Easter Monday?

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•Sonnets have a clear and distinct rhyme scheme. The poem is without this key feature, symbolising how the speaker is without a significant thing that completed her life
•The absence of melodious sounds normally found in sonnets reinforces the sombre atmosphere of the poem.

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What are the potential themes and comparisons of Easter Monday?

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•Remembrance
•Death
•Loss of loved ones
•Memory
•Inner Conflict
•Non-Combatants in Conflict

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What is the Rhyme Scheme in Whos for the game?

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•Alternating ABAB pattern.
•These two distinct set of rhyming terms are used to reinforce the distinction between the brave individuals willing to join the army
•And those who Pope views as cowardly, missing out on the excitement and thrill of war.

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What is the structure of Who’s for the game?

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•Every other line is indented,
•Reinforces the difference/distinction between two types of men.
•Also, the first 3 lines of the first 3 stanzas are dedicated to the brave volunteers, while the final line in each stanza is designated to the cowards.

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What is the potential themes and comparisons for who’s for the game?

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•Duty
•Reasons for conflict
•Attitudes to conflict

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What is the form in The man He killed?

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•Dramatic Monologue
•Because of this, there is no opportunity for the enemy soldier to discuss or reveal their sentiments and motivations.
•This demonstrates how “enemies” in conflict always seem to be an unknown entity.

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What is the structure in The Man he Killed?

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•The poem has a somewhat cyclical structure.
•The speaker begins and returns to a more optimistic relationship with the “enemy” soldier, without conflict affecting how they view and treat each other.

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What is the rhyme scheme in The Man he Killed?

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•Alternating ABAB rhyme scheme.
•This reflects the division / separation between the two men who would otherwise be connected by their similarities.

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What is the rhythm in The Man he Killed?

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•Lines 1, 2 and 4 have 6 syllables, while line 3 has 8.
•This adds a conversational feel to the poem and
•Reflects how the speaker is verbally recounting his experience to a listener

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What are the potential themes and comparisons of The man he Killed?

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•Death
•Duty
•Doubt
•Motivations in conflict
•Understanding the enemy
•Futility of war
•Effects of conflict
•Attitudes to conflict

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What is the structure in Vitai lampada?

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•3, 8 line stanzas,
•Each representing a different moment in the life of a Clifton College schoolboy

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What is the rhythm in Vitai Lampada?

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•Loose Iambic Pentameter.
•reinforces the focus that Newbolt puts on tradition and the importance of maintaining traditional values.

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What is the rhyme scheme in Vitai Lampada?

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•ABAB Alternating Rhyme Scheme. •The rhyming pattern always moves back and forth between the A rhyme and B rhyme.
•This reflects how the school boys will always return back to their heritage and upbringing in times of need.

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What are the potential themes and comparisons of Vitai Lampada?

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•Duty / Motivations
•Survival

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What is the rhyme scheme in Charge of the light brigade?

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•Rhyme Scheme varies with each stanza there is no set pattern and it’s inconsistent.
•This reinforces the ever changing circumstances and difficulties that the soldiers had to endure.

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What is the structure in Charge of the light brigade?

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•6 numbered stanzas of varying length. Stanzas 2 – 5 are when the Light Brigade are engaging with the enemy.
•The longer stanzas reflect the prolonged and difficult struggle of the soldiers.
•The final stanza is the shortest in the entire poem- this emphasises the finality of the soldiers’ fates.

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What is the rhythm in Charge of the light brigade?

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•Dactylic Dimeter. 6 syllables- 1 stressed followed by 2 unstressed.
•The rhythm evokes the galloping sounds of the horses charging into battle.
•The stress / beat “falls off” for the rest of the syllables, which appropriately reflects the fall of the soldiers.

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What is the potential themes and comparisons of Charge of the Light Brigade?

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•Remembrance
•Death
•Duty

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