Poetry Anthology Author + Summary

Question 1

The prelude

Answer 1

William Wordsworth
- he steals a boat, really confident, feels more powerful, sees mountain that looks like a monster, realises humans are less powerful.

Question 2

Storm on the island

Answer 2

Seamus Heaney
- community of islanders prepare for a storm, nature vs man, their experience of the storm, how life on the island is impacted

Question 3

Ozymandias

Answer 3

Percy Shelly
- discovers a semi destroyed/decaying statue of ramasses ll ( ozymandias)

Question 4

Exposure

Answer 4

Wilfred Owen
- describes the terrifying experience of a night in the trenches in ww1, shows trauma experienced by soldiers in the trenches. They mainly sit there and nothing happens.

Question 5

My last duchess

Answer 5

Robert browning
-Italian duke who killed his previous wife, getting married again, foxes a visitor to sit and admire a painting of his dead ex wife.

Question 6

London

Answer 6

William Blake
- walking through London, commenting on the filth and corruption he sees, including child labour and patriarchal abuse, criticising the authorities, how did they let it get that bad.

Question 7

Charge of the light brigade

Answer 7

Alfred lord tennyson
- large brigade of soldiers commanded to walk to their death, they charge heroically, few remain as they retreat.

Question 8

Bayonet charge

Answer 8

Ted Hughes
- depicts a soldier, who is desperately charging into battle

Question 9

Checking out me history

Answer 9

John Agard
- recounting historical figure he was taught as a kid, then lists all the figures from black history who were not mentioned. Wants to discover more about his own heritage.

Question 10

Thé émigrée

Answer 10

Carol rumens
-about somebody who had to leave their country as a child for safety, they are looking back fondly. Whilst lamination the discrimination they are experiencing in their new country

Question 11

Remains

Answer 11

Simon Armitage
- about a soldier who is haunted by his involvement in a shooting of a bank looter. Explores the repercussions of war. Raises awareness for ptsd

Question 12

Poppies

Answer 12

Jane weir
- a mother recalls caring for her son, reminisces about his childhood, before it’s revealed he’s no longer there. Implied he died in conflict

Question 13

Kamikaze

Answer 13

Beatrice garland
- explores the daughters reflection on her relationship with her father, he was a kamikaze ww2 pilot and he decided not to complete his mission (suicide). Father was shunned by his family.

Question 14

War photographer

Answer 14

Carol Ann Duffy
- war photographer contemplates his job whilst developing photos from war. Realises the public doesn’t care about the issues.

Question 15

Tissue

Answer 15

Imitaz dharker
- extended metaphor to show life, although fragile, that humans have a large amount of power to change things.