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
What structural technique does Armitage use to imply the soldier cannot forget the trauma in Remains
A cyclical structure by repeating
‘probably armed, possibly not
What language technique does Armitage use to imply that war is indescribable in Remains
vague language such as
‘he’s on the ground, sort of inside out’
What imagery does Armitage use to portray the soldier is still stuck in the war on leave
war imagery while the soldier is at home such as
‘dug in behind enemy lines ‘
What type of alliteration does Armitage use to reinforce the brutality of the looter’s death in Remains
the alliteration of harsh ‘r’ reflects the violence of the image
What is some context for Jane Weir who wrote Poppies
she was a textile designer and lived in NI during the troubles
What structural techniques does Weir use to portray how chaotic domestic life is with the war in Poppies
- enjambment between stanzas
- frequent stanzas
- differing stanzas lines
What language technique shows how the mother in Poppies cannot enjoy a regular life due to the war
The juxtaposition of home and military imagery
‘ reinforcements of scarf, gloves’
what juxtaposition is used in Poppies to show the child growing up
‘gelled blackthorns’
gelled implies the mother controls but blackthorns show how the child is a dangerous independent man
what metaphor is used to show the mothers emotion being released in poppies
‘after you’d gone I went to your bedroom, released a songbird from its cage’
could be her releasing her unheard emotions after ‘slowly melting’
How is Poppies structured to show the inescapable fact of her son’s death/leave
a cyclical structure starting at the memorial and returns to a memorial
evokes a feeling of the inescapable fact of sons absence`
What is some context to War Photographer
- close friends with War Photographer
- methods of developing photo was a darkroom
What language technique is used to emphasise the dark nature of the photographs in War Photographer
sibilance ‘spools of suffering set out in ordered rows’
creates sinister tone and emphasises dark nature of photos
How is War Photographer structured to give the impression of calmness
A consistent ABBCDD implies trying to order war
but irregular rhythm indicates reality of chaos
What structural techniques are used to show futile efforts of trying to describe war in War Photographer
- cyclical structure of war photographer coming home then going back
- frequent enjambment
what rhyming technique portrays how quickly people get over the suffering of war in War Photographer
the half-rhyme in one line of ‘tears… and beers’
speeds up the pace of the line
What language technique is used to portray how people are detached from suffering in War Photographer
the dichotomy between ‘eyeballs that prick with tears’
and comfortable images of ‘bath’ and ‘beers’
What is some context to Kamikaze
- Kamikaze was considered a great honour during ww2
- wanted to understand why people suicide bombed after 9/11
What language technique is used in Kamikaze to show the beauty of the world
‘green-blue translucent sea’ makes him realise what he will miss
What is repeated to show the disconnect between the father and daughter in Kamikaze
repetition of ‘he’ and ‘him’ shows him to be nameless as they learned ‘this was no longer the father we loved’
How is Kamikaze structured to show the conflict between the fathers mind and the cultural expectation
6 line stanzas consistent represents tight culture control
the poem is written in free verse and enjambment shows freedom the pilot wishes to have
How does the writer use metaphors to portray nature as the most powerful force in the poem
‘a tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous.’
poems first full stop. pilot realises how unimportant human life is
How is irony used in Kamikaze to portray the pilots conflicted feelings
‘which had been the better way to die’
ironic as he is not dead but is in his daughters eyes
