Poetry: essay prep

Question 1

Ozymandias

Answer 1

can compare to:
My Last Duchess (autocracy, power of art, how power leads to corruption, ego bordering on blasphemy, transience of human power)

Question 2

London

Answer 2

can compare to:
- Checking Out Me History (meaningless societal rules, power of institutions, power of humans, power of identity/autonomy, hope)
- Ozymandias

Question 3

The Prelude

Answer 3

• Ozymandias (power of man vs nature, power of god vs man, power of institutions, romanticism, back to nature movement)
• Kamikaze (power of nature, fear, religion, power of humans)

Question 4

My Last Duchess

Answer 4

Ozymandias

Question 5

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Answer 5

• Exposure
• Kamikaze
• Bayonet Charge

Question 6

Exposure

Answer 6

• The Charge of the Light Brigade
• Remains

Question 7

Storm on the Island

Answer 7

• Ozymandias (overconfidence have in own power, power of nature, fear of war/military rule from the authors)
• the Prelude (power of nature, power of humans, conflict between humans and nature, conflict between religious belief)

Question 8

Bayonet Charge

Answer 8

• The Charge of the Light Brigade
• Exposure
• Remains

Question 9

Poppies

Answer 9

• War Photographer
• Kamikaze
• The Emigree

Question 10

War Photographer

Answer 10

• Poppies
• London
• Remains

Question 11

Tissue

Answer 11

• The Emigree
• Ozymandias (transience of human power)

Question 12

The Emigree

Answer 12

• Poppies
• Checking Out Me History

Question 13

Checking Out Me History

Answer 13

• London
• The Charge of the Light Brigade

Question 14

Kamikaze

Answer 14

• Poppies
• Charge of the Light Brigade

Question 15

Recite the timings of one poetry comparative essay.

Answer 15

1h total
- planning: 5 mins
- thesis: 5 mins
- first para: 15 mins
- second para: 15 mins
- third para: 15 mins
- conclusion: 5 mins
NOTE: each paragraph should be split into 7min30s halves for discussion of both poems