Poetry Context Flashcards
1
Q
What are the main context points for Romantic poems?
A
Emotions over reason and logic.
Power of individuals.
Class conflict / divide.
2
Q
What poems from the collection are Romantic?
A
London and Ozymandias.
3
Q
What are the main context points for Victorian poetry?
A
Male and female relationships. Gender inequality. Patriarchal society. Duty, loyalty, patriotism and sacrifice. Class divide/class conflict.
4
Q
What poems from the collection are Victorian?
A
My Last Duchess and Charge of the Light Brigade.
5
Q
What are the main context points for modern poetry?
A
Internal conflict.
Struggle for identity.
Displacement.
6
Q
What poems from the collection are modern?
A
Exposure, Storm on the Island, Bayonet Charge, Remains, Poppies, War Photographer, Tissue, The Emigree, Checking Out Me History and Kamikaze.
