Poetry Antholygy Poems To Link To + Why

Question 1

The prelude

Answer 1

• storm on the island - nature is the most powerful
• ozymandias - the eventual loss of power
• exposure - autobiographical, power of nature

Question 2

Storm on the island

Answer 2

• the prelude - nature is the most powerful
• exposure - power is shown to have a great influence
• ozymandias - the power of nature is greater than human power

Question 3

Ozymandias

Answer 3

• My last duchess - power corrupts
• The prelude - eventual loss of power
• London - nature will always be more powerful than humans

Question 4

Exposure

Answer 4

• The prelude - autobiographical, power of nature
• Charge of the light brigade - futility of conflict, the loss of war
• Bayonet charge - lack of escapism from war, impact on the soldiers
• War photographer - reality of war

Question 5

My last duchess

Answer 5

• Ozymandias - power corrupts
• Checking out me history - abuse of power
• London - power through social structures and a higherarchery

Question 6

London

Answer 6

• My last duchess - power through social structures and a hierarchy
• The émigrée - cities in the grip of greedy and tyrannical regimes
• Checking out me history - poets anger towards abuse of power by those in positions of authority

Question 7

Charge of the light brigade

Answer 7

• Bayonet charge - criticise the leaders of war
• Kamikaze - conflict that comes with peoples decisions to sacrifice themselves for their country
• Exposure - futility of conflict and the loss of war

Question 8

Bayonet charge

Answer 8

• Charge of the light brigade - criticise the leaders of war
• Exposure - reality of war is gruesome, war is not worth the casualties
• Remains - one soldier fighting for his life, there is a constant fight

Question 9

Checking out me history

Answer 9

• London - anger towards abuse of power by those in positions of authority
• Thé émigrée - ideas of oppression, power and identity
• My last duchess - paranoia that comes with power, reality of power

Question 10

Thé émigrée

Answer 10

• Checking out me history - ideas of oppression, power and identity
• Kamikaze - outcasts, being unwanted
• Tissue - themes of memory, identity and the passage of time

Question 11

Remains

Answer 11

• Poppies - impact of memory
• Charge of the light brigade - external experience of war, internal sufffering it can cause
• Bayonet charge - one soldier fighting for their life, a constant fight

Question 12

Poppies

Answer 12

• Remains - impact of memory’s
• Exposure - different presentations of loss, suffering and disempowerment of conflict
• Kamikaze - effects that conflict can have on families and men who go to war
• War photographer - visual representation of the powerful emotions felt as a result of conflict

Question 13

Kamikaze

Answer 13

• Poppies - effects that conflict can have on families and men who go to war
• Checking out me history - importance of taking ownership of identity, propagandised honour vs real honour
• War photographer- sense of powerlessness, impact of conflict

Question 14

War photographer

Answer 14

• Charge of the light brigade - sense of duty to other people
• Poppies - visual representation, powerful emotions felt as a result of conflict
• Exposure - reality of war

Question 15

Tissue

Answer 15

• London - human power as a source of oppression and suffering
• ozymandias - human power is temporary
• the émigrée - themes of memory, identity and passage of time