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context of as imperceptibly as grief.

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she was removed from the public sphere and isolated. she wrote lots of poems, mainly about death and nature.

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structure of as imperceptibly as grief.

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single stanza adds to the sense of gradual change. there are no stanza breaks to split ideas up.

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language of as imperceptibly as grief.

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time - changing of seasons is associated with different stages of grief.

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“summer lapsed away”.

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-as imperceptibly as grief.

time is passing and speaker thinks death is approaching.

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“perfidy-“.

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-as imperceptibly as grief.

she doesn’t trust time and how feels tricked by how quickly time and happiness is taken away.

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“twilight long begun.”

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-as imperceptibly as grief.

melancholic tone of darkness taking over happiness.

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“morning foreign shone”.

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-as imperceptibly as grief.

morning is foreign because it offers light and hope. she doesn’t recognise it.

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“into the beautiful.”

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-as imperceptibly as grief.

she is now ready to move onto heaven. summer and grief has faded away.

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context of living space.

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born in Pakistan but raised in Glasgow. written in 1997 about housing in Mumbai.

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structure of living space.

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irregular form - different sized stanzas and lengths. mirrors chaos and irregularity of slums.

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language of living space.

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2 parts, starts with description then turns to optimism and hope.
some rhyme - “space” and “place.” - they hold parts of poem together like buildings.

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“nothing.”

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-living space.

nothing is emphasised at the start of the line - brings severity of the problem to the readers attention.

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“beams balance.”

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-living space.
alliteration, keeps the line together and enjambment pull it apart.
alliteration also gives the poem stability whereas enjambment creates instability.

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“miraculous.”

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-living space.

“miraculous” is unexpected at the end of the 1st stanza. in spite of all the disorder, there is still hope.

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“eggs”.

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-living space.

symbolism - eggs represent hope and new life. however its easily broken.

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“the bright thin walls of faith.”

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-living space.
tension between “bright” and “hope”. theres hope but also fragility.
stanza 1 and 3 end with references to faith - keeps them going in hard times.

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context of the soldier.

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about war and how good and right it is to die for your country.
written in 1914, the year ww1 broke out.

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language of the soldier.

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patriotism - his passion for England is clear. he is proud to be English.

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structure of the soldier.

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a sonnet which shows his devotional love for country - England patriotism.

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“England heaven.”

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-the soldier.
the heaven will be English because the soldier thinks of England as a heaven.
he can die in knowledge of a life well spent and sacrificed.

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“a pulse in the eternal mind.”

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-the soldier.

suggests that in death he almost becomes part of the universe, achieves some form of immortality.

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“all evil shed away.”

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-the soldier.

death is purifying and brings the soldier closer to God.

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“England bore, shaped, made aware.”

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-the soldier.

poem uses an extended metaphor of England as a mother.

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“that is for ever England.”

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-the soldier.

1st mention of country and pride in fighting for her. he represents her even in death.

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context of London.
its about society at the time - 1794.
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structure of London.
dramatic monologue. ABAB rhyme scheme. regular rhythm. negative tone.
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language of London.
emotive language and repetition shows Blakes anger at the situation. "palace walls" suggests he is angry at the people in power.
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"marks of weakness, marks of woe."
-London. | repetition - shows how society felt at the time. people are upset and can see misery of their faces.
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"infants cry of fear."
-London. emotive language - children have problems too. speaker hears distressing noises and makes the experience seem vivid and hellish.
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"runs in blood down palace walls."
-London. metaphor - violent and negative image to emphasise his opinion of monarchy and society. ordinary people suffer and those in the palace are protected behind walls.
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"blasts the new born infants tear."
-London. | the innocence of newborn babies is lost immediately. society damages its members.
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"marriage hearse."
-London. | oxymoron - links happy image of marriage with death. suggests that everything has been destroyed.
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context of afternoons.
important writer in post-war England and a national favourite poet. but died in 1985. set in 70s - traditional gender roles are emphasised.
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structure of afternoons.
there are 3, 8 line regular stanzas. reflects the strutted idea of society and stereotypes.
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language of afternoons.
speaker uses specific objects such as wedding albums to make sweeping statements about working - class women and their lives.
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"young mothers."
-afternoons. mothers are anonymous, routine, trapped in daily lives , typical domesticated life. "mothers" implies they're restricted by gender stereotypes.
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"setting free their children."
-afternoons. freedom of the playground represents freedom they will seek from parents. yet they're only allowed to the sandpit. this links back to the parents - are you ever actually free?
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"skilled trades."
-afternoons. | men have more freedom, for example they go to work. comment on traditional roles of men and women.
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"beauty has thickened."
-afternoons. has having children aged or maybe a moment on children themselves? the only standalone sentence in the poem - emphasises how the change in tense connects their past and present.
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"something."
-afternoons. | something (children?) is pushing adults to the side of their own lives and they're powerless to this force.
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context of ozymandias.
romantic poet. believed in emotion rather than reason. particularly focused on the power of nature.
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structure of ozymandias.
sonnet, shows the love ozymandias had for himself. | AB rhyme scheme.
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language of ozymandias.
language of power - power of ozymandias, however, this power has been lost. nature has ruined statue showing nature and time have more power than anything else.
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"I met a traveller from an antique land."
-ozymandias. poem is like a story. which shows that narrator hasn't even seen the statue only heard about it. this emphasises how unimportant ozymandias is now.
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"the hand that mocked them."
-ozymandias. | perhaps the sculptor intended his statue to make fun of ozymandias.
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"king of kings."
-ozymandias. | arrogant and powerful - he even challenged other rulers.
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"despair!"
-ozymandias. irony - tells others to "despair" because of the size and grandeur of his "works" but in fact they should despair because their power is temporary and ultimately unimportant, like his.
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"the decay of that colossal wreck."
-ozymandias. | the ruined statue shows how human achievements are insignificant compared to the passing of time.
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"then, and only then, did I come close."
-the manhunt. | wife releases that husbands psychological scares are worse than his physical ones.
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"foetus."
-the manhunt. | metaphor that compares bullet to a "foetus." shows his experiences are now a part of him.
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"grazed heart."
-the manhunt. | double meaning - bullet only grazed his heart but it left emotional grazes behind.
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"porcelain."
-the manhunt. image of damaged body shows how fragile he is. porcelain is delicate just like the soldier is.
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"blown hinge of his lower jaw."
-the manhunt. he can't open his mouth, suggests he can't talk to his wife. image of physical brokenness suggests he finds it hard to talk about his experience.
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language of the manhunt.
body is presented using adjectives that describe damage. they're paired with metaphors suggests his body is a collection of broken objects. range of verbs like "trace" and "attend" show the women is caring.
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structure of the manhunt.
different injuries are introduced in different couplets. written in couplets and is about a couple. mostly unrhymed.
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context of the manhunt.
isn't set in a particular time but affects of war on soldiers bodies and mind are talked about a lot. about soldier Eddie beddoes, who was injured in the army and has PTSD as a result. through wife POV.
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context of naturalist.
modern poem written by a northern Irish poet called Seamus Heaney and published in 1966.
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structure of naturalist.
1st person narrative with blank verse, conversational style. no rhyme scheme. 2 stanzas with different attitudes towards nature. starts happy then gets serious and a troubled relationship.
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language of naturalist.
military language is used lots in 2nd stanza which creates a threatening atmosphere.
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"gargled delicately."
-death of a naturalist. | oxymoron, children enjoyment of something disgusting.
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"and."
-death of a naturalist. | repetition of simple conjunction - reflect speakers youth.
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"invaded."
-death of a naturalist. military language - makes the frogs seem threatening. narrators innocence has been lost, they now see nature as something dark and maybe harmful .
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"like mud grenades."
-death of a naturalist. | simile with military language - about to explode, shows how terrifying the narrator finds them.
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"the great slime kings."
-death of a naturalist. | metaphor with personification - frogs have authority over narrator.
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context of the prelude.
romantic poet, which explores the relationship between humans and nature. published after he died in 1850. written about an adult looking back at his childhood.
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structure of prelude.
no rhyme scheme. enjambment to make it sound like normal speech. 2 sections - 1st about fun and tone is light and carefree. 2nd is serious as it talks about nature.
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language of the prelude.
short verbs like "flew" to increase poems pace. reflects speed of movement and their youthful energy. sibilance and onomatopoeia to help reader imagine the sounds in poem.
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"like an untir'd horse."
-the prelude. | simile - narrator's strength and youthful energy.
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"the pack loud bellowing."
-the prelude. metaphor - children game compared to hunting - they're wild and energetic. sounds of humans are loud.
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"alien sound."
-the prelude. alien - contrasts with children noise, its unknown to them and not normal. maybe adulthood? emphasises how the sound of nature contrasts with the familiar noise of happy children.
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"not unnoticed."
-the prelude. | double negative - we notice sounds of nature but don't understand them.
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"died away."
-the prelude. | poem moves onto night, could suggest moving onto adulthood.
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context of hawk roosting.
born in West Yorkshire. british poet laureate from 1984 till his death in 1998. poem could be about an allegory for human nature or intended narrative of nature itself.
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structure of hawk roosting.
in the form of a dramatic monologue from the point of view. addressing a silent audience. 1st person narrative - hawks.
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language of hawk roosting.
violent language - poem contains powerful images of violent and death. language of power - 1st person pronouns appear in each stanza, showing hawk's dominance and control.
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"top of the wood."
-hawk roosting. | the hawk is physically up high. symbolises the powerful position over rest of nature.
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"perfect kills."
- hawk roosting. | oxymoron. hawks violence is emphasised as it thinks of killing even when asleep.
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"allotment of death."
-hawk roosting. | ironic contrast between life and death - shows hawk's constant pursuit of killing things.
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"no arguments assert my right."
-hawk roosting. | frequent use of negative statements suggests hawk is rejecting rules of society.
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"the sun is behind me."
-hawk roosting. | double meaning - the hawk thinks the sun works with it, reinforcing its self - importance.

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