POETRY Flashcards
Explore the ways in which ‘Passion’ represents disappointment in love
TEMPORARY -decreasingly controlled structure- increasing life control -progression in idea of loss to eternal life -becomes much more open and broad OR -temporary -overwhelming -loss
Explore how Sheers creates memorable portraits of his family in ‘Coming Home’
- theme of ageing
- lack of affection(other activities, theme of cold)
- distance and separation(structure separated and language)
How does Chitre create a moving portrait of his father in ‘Father returning home’?
- contrasts in language to show lack of understanding
- his insignificance
- his lack of wealth and luxury
- imagery of ageing (lack of structure- everything the same)
Explore some of the ways in which Chong creates a sense of admiration in ‘Lion Heart’
SHOWS CONFLICTED VIEWS OF NATURE VS. MODERN- ADMIRATION CREATED THROUGH UNITY OF VIEWS
- development of nature to modern (becomes polysyllabic and more complex)
- pride in merlion of Singapore and flag (ending and possessive pronouns)
- the idea of uniting old and new (sibilante constant)
How does Donne strikingly convey ideas about Love in ‘Lover’s infiniteness’?
DEVELOPMENT FROM IDEA OF MATERIAL TO OPEN NON MATERIALISTIC LOVE
-using development in
imagery and language
-using development in structure (stanza starters and topics)
-using punctuation(decreasing amount=more free)
-using rhyme development(infrequent, ends half rhyme)
In what ways does Herbert vividly portray love in ‘Love (III)’?
- forgiving
- almost forceful(imperative and visceral ending)
- convincing and skilful (crucifixion)
- difficult to accept
- lack of punctuation at end= how much is open when you accept God’s love
How does Hunt create moving impressions of family relationships in ‘Stabat Mater’?
DEVELOPMENT IN FAMILY DYNAMIC AND PERSPECTIVE
- language development (formal to looser and rhyme)
- structural development (sommet ironic and quatrain vs couplet)
- use of punctuation (and enjambement)
Explore the ways in which Sitwell uses imagery to powerful effect in ‘Heart and Mind’
SHOWS THE NARRATOR’S INNER CONFLICT BY USING CONSTANT DICHOTOMIES AND PAIRING OPPOSITES
- conflict between wealth and weakness
- conflicted temperature semantic field
- conflict between death and life
How does Wordsworth’s writing convey powerful emotions in ‘She was a Phantom of Delight’?
MANY CONFLICTING WAYS LOVE IS PRESENTED
- purely physical
- fantastical and spiritual
- unified beliefs (both physical and spiritual)
How does Keats lovingly convey powerful emotions in ‘Last Sonnet’?
- wishing he was as infinite as love
- conflicted thoughts of contrasted physical imagery
- religious references his prayer and desperation
How does Lochead create a moving and affectionate portrait of her grandmother in ‘For my Grandmother Knitting’?
- contrasts in language create conflicted ideas
- repeated words and idea- trying to persuade her to stop
- climax and confrontation
- ending
How does Blake powerfully present ideas about love in ‘The Clod and the Pebble’?
THE POEM DISPLAYS TWO CONTRASTING VIEWS OF LOVE: altruistic and selfish
- use of development in language and imagery
- use of symbolic structure
- use of metre contrasts
How does Beer create a moving impression of a family relationship in ‘the Lost Woman…’?
- her interaction with her at the end
- the understatement of her mother’s death
- the fact that she can’t let her go
- the way that she tries to rationalise it
How does Wroth strikingly convey her attitude to love in ‘Song’?
- use of structure- cyclical ending and 1+2 lines representing issue and 3+4= imperative
- use of rhyme (AABB-immediate gratification) and rhythm (trochaic tetrameter- playful)
- never ending difficulty (present continuous)
Explore how Jones creates a sense of mystery in ‘Tiger in the Menagerie’
- contrast between calm movement and fierce tiger
- lack of regularity and predictability
- confusing language and imagery (chiasmus etc)
- ending with suspense
- confusion due to extended metaphor
