Poetry Anthology Flashcards
What structural technique in Ozymandias shows how time infinite
The cyclical structure starts and ends with sand imagery
What language technique in Ozymandias reflects his harshness
the alliteration of ‘cold command’
cutting c shows his coldness
cold juxtaposes with vast desert
What poetic technique is used to emphasize how all Ozymandias’ big actions amounted to nothing
enjambment used heavily at the start then frequent caesura at the end to show how all his claims amounted to nothing
What poetic structure is used in Ozymandias to emphasize his love for himself
It is in a sonnet style
What is the context of Ozymandias
Shelly was a leading Romantic Poet and didn’t like King George the 3rd
Ozymandias is Ramaseeses II- considered the greatest and most powerful pharaoh
What is the context for London
London became more and more industiral
Blake became an atheist after church refused to help poor and most vulnerable. Also a romantic
What imagery shows the people of London to be controlled by those in power
repetition of map imagery with ‘chartered’
and ‘mark’
‘chartered Thames’ trying to control nature
What language technique is repeated to emphasize the suffering of those in London
repetition of hyperbole ‘every’ and ‘cry’
What technique is used to reinforce the idea of hearing suffering everywhere in London
the acrostic of ‘HEAR’ after ‘i hear:’
What juxtaposition is used to evoke the idea of a plagued church in London
‘blackening church’ as the church is meant to be a symbol of purity
Literally blackened from soot by industrialisation
What poetic technique is used in London used to convey endless suffering
enjambment throughout the poem to symbolise continuous suffering
What is the context in the poem exposure
Wilfred Owen made poems in direct response to propaganda glorifying the war
What significance does the title of exposure have
exposure either to weather or the truth of warfare
What biblical reference is used in Ozymandias
‘king of kings’ may be criticizing organised religion
Shelley wrote ‘the necessity of atheism’
What form is used in London to explore the idea of continuous suffering
each stanza is a quatrain using iambic tetrameter.
Blake uses this to suggest that the people of London are regimented and controlled
How are stanzas organised to emphasise the futility of war in exposure
Dramatic description and regular rhyme scheme
anti-climax of ‘but nothing happens
cyclical structure of this reflects the repetitive futile situation
What rhyme technique shows the unease of the soldiers
pararhyme gives a sense of nervously on edge, denied the closure of full rhyme
Where does Owen use personification to show how nature is more dangerous than enemy soldiers
‘the merciless iced east winds that knife us’
How does Hughes make the reader feel confused at the start of the poem in Bayonet Charge
By starting in medias res and with the adverb ‘Suddenly’ along with a simple description
What technique does Hughes use to imitate the soldiers heavy breathing
the alliteration of ‘r’ and ‘h’ imitates heavy breathing
What structural techniques does Hughes use to present the chaos of war in Bayonet Charge
Lines are uneven and sporadic, using enjambement and caesura
The poem has an irregular rhythm
How does Hughes present the soldier as shocked at the start of the poem in Bayonet Charge
repetition of ‘raw’ shows his inability to articulate
reinforced by hyphen
Repetition of which technique implies what about the war in Bayonet Charge
that the repetition of similes shows how indescribably horrible war is
What is the context to Remains
- based on the true story of Guardsman Tromans in the Iraq War in 2003
