Poetry - Paper 2 Flashcards
London - William Blake context
Romantic poet
A radical thinker - interested in social justice
Ideal of freedom
( Influenced by the revolution )
London - form , structure and tone
Form - dramatic monologue ( the suffering he sees ) / AB rhyme scheme
Structure - 4 stanzas - ( social injustice )
First 2 = on people he sees and hears / 3 = those he holds responsibility / 4 = young to help - need for change
Tone - angry and hopeless
Repetition
London - key themes
London - language
( Vivid imagery to convey his strong emotions )
Composed upon Westminster Bridge - William Wordsworth - context
Romantic poet
Love of nature ; concerned with the relationship of man vs nature
Ideal of freedom and feelings of change - ( powerful emotions )
Westminster Bridge - form , structure and tone
Form - A Petrarchan sonnet ( 8 + 6 )
Structure - enjambment ; reflects the awe he has of the view
Exclamation ; he’s energised and surprised by this beauty
Tone - relaxed & calm
Westminster Bridge - key themes
Westminster Bridge - key language
To Autumn - John Keats - context
Romantic poet ; appreciation of nature
Father died - understood life is short
To Autumn - form , structure and tone
Form - ode ; praising the particular time of year
Structure - 3 stanzas with a rhyme scheme ; reflects a cycle of life but change should be expected
Tone - melancholic ; thinks about time passing
To Autumn - key themes
To Autumn - key language
Home thoughts from abroad - Robert browning - context
Victorian poet ; takes inspiration from nature
Written the poem when living in Italy - he was homesick
Home thoughts - form , structure and tone
Form - short lyric ; praising a place he is not living in anymore
Structure - 2 stanzas - divided between what he remembers to expect and what he imagines ( juxtapose contrast of the 2 months )
Tone - admiration , wonder and happy
Home thoughts - key themes
Home thoughts - key language
I started early took my dog - Emily Dickinson - context
Victorian poet ???
Lived in isolation after her dogs death
Brought up in Christianity - used to very rigid rules
Written during 19th century
I started early - form , structure and tone
Form - Ballard ; emphasis the strength and power of the sea
Syllable structure - creates a hymn - reflects her religious beliefs
Structure - dashes ; speaks timidness towards the power of nature
Tone - shifts according to the speakers feelings
Beginning = innocent and joyful
Ends = anxious
I started early - key themes
I started early - key language
Where the picnic was - Thomas hardy - context
Victorian poet
Written after his wife’s death ; unexpected
Was traumatised by her death
Where the picnic was - form , structure and tone
Form - lyric ; imagery to symbolise his loss
Structure - 3 stanzas ; past , present and future
2nd stanza - lots of emjambment ; lack of control over his emotions - thinking about future without his wife
Tone - reflective - the changes that have happened throughout his life
Where the picnic was - key themes
Where the picnic was - key language
Adlestrop - Edward Thomas - context
Drawn inspiration from romantic poets
Known for his sensitive observations of the countryside
Adlestrop - form , structure and tone
Form - free verse = liberation of nature
Structure - 4 stanzas with 4 lines in each stanza - Adlestrop is timeless and memory will never change
Tone - peaceful and nostalgic ; focuses on a place that could easily be forgotten - calming as to take a moment to pause and enjoy nature
Adlestrop - key themes
Adlestrop - key language
In Romney marsh - John Davidson - context
Gained inspiration from romantic period ; appreciation of beauty and nature
Brought up in a Christian family
Suffered depression - found solace in exploring nature
In Romney Marsh - form , structure and tone
Form - pastoral Ballard ; importance of this place - passed down from generations to generations
Structure - 7 stanzas - symbolic to Christianity for perfection
Tone - peaceful and filled with admiration , rich descriptions of the surroundings
In Romney marsh - key themes
In Romney marsh - key language
Absence - Elizabeth Jennings - context
Took inspiration from her religious background
Was part of the Movement = realisation in their poems
Unclear who the poems were dedicated
Absence - form , structure & tone
Form - lyric poem - helps the reader focus more on the subject matter
Structure - 3 stanzas with 5 lines ; frozen in time - speakers grief
Tone - shifts from calm to melancholic - poet feels anguish as the place hasn’t changed
Absence - key themes
Absence - key language
Steward island - Fleur Adcock - context
Born in NZ - moved back to England
Tried to move back to NZ but she felt a sense of loss and homesickness when leaving England
Struggled with her national identity
Inability to accept the beauty of the island
Steward island - form , structure & tone
Form - block form ; no pause - reflects the speakers internal thoughts
Structure - 1 stanza ; represents island
Free verse = her feelings & thoughts aren’t restricted
Tone - quite bitter / conversational - based on the poets thoughts & feelings about her past
Steward island - key themes
Steward island - key language
