Poetry Revision Flashcards
Who wrote Extract from the Prelude?
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
What is the Context of Extract from the Prelude?
He was born in the Lake District, Therefore being very close to nature. Also, his mum died when he was young meaning that he relied on ‘nature’ to keep jim company
What quote in Extract from the Prelude links with power?
‘Purpose of its own’
What quote in Extract from the Prelude links with relationships?
‘One summer evening (led by her)’
‘Straight I unloosed her chain’
What quote in Extract from the Prelude links with nature?
‘And troubled pleasure, nor without the voice of mountain-echoes did my boat move on’
Who wrote Half Caste?
John Agard (1949-)
What is the context of Half Caste?
John Agard was born in Guyana in the Caribbean. He moved to the UK in the late 1970’s where he began educating people about Caribbean culture. He often uses his own Caribbean style of speaking in his poems to give full expression to the voice of his homeland
What quote in Half Caste links with anger?
‘Explain yuself’
What quote in Half Caste links with nature?
‘well in dat case england weather nearly always half-caste’
‘when you say half-caste yu mean when light an shadow mix in de sky is a half-caste weather’
What quote in Half Caste links with suspense?
‘An I will tell yu de other half of my story’
Who wrote No Problem?
Benjamin Zephaniah (1958-)
What is the context in No Problem?
Zephaniah was born in the ‘Jamiacan capital of Europe’ known as Handsworth, Birmingham. As a child he suffered from abuse based on the racial stereotyping prevalent in the 1960’s and 70’s. He also suffered from racial abuse on the terraces at Aston Villa Football Club. He was dyslexic and was sent to school but left at 13 unable to read or write. He later spent some time in jail for burglary.
What quote in No Problem links with anger?
‘I am not de problem’
What quote in No Problem links with relationships?
‘Sum of me best friends are white’
What quote in No Problem links with class?
‘If yu give I a chance’
‘I am born academic But dey got me on de run Now I am branded athletic’
Who wrote Belfast Confetti?
Ciaran Carson (1948-)
What is the context in Belfast Confetti?
Ciaran Carson is from Northern Ireland, born into an irish-speaking family. He has a deep interest in politics. He lived through what became to be known as the ‘troubles’. This was the era of the Irish nationalist terrorism that marked UK social and political life from the 1970’s to the 1990’s. During that time organisations such as IRA fought to end the British rule over Northern Ireland.
What quote in Belfast Confetti links with nature?
‘It was raining exclamation marks’
What quote in Belfast Confetti links with fear?
‘All the alleyways and side streets blocked with stops and colons’
‘Nuts, bolts, nails, car keys.’
‘Why can’t I escape? Every move is punctuated.’
What quote in Belfast Confetti links with suspense?
‘My name? Where am I coming from? Where am I going? A fusillade of question marks.’
Who wrote Exposure?
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
What is the context in Exposure?
WW1 began in 1914 and at first it was predicted to end swiftly. However, as both side dug trenches across France and Belgium, the opposing sides became locked in stalemate that neither side could break. By the winter of 1917 both sides had sustained massive losses and extreme cold weather made the misery even worse. It was said to be the coldest winter in living memory. As a result the soldiers suffered from many illnesses, not because of the war but because of the weather.
What quote in Exposure links with nature?
‘We only know war lasts, rain soaks and clouds sag stormy’
‘Less deadly than the air that shudders black with snow’
What quote in Exposure links with death?
‘Slowly our ghosts drag home’
What quote in Exposure links with power?
‘For God’s invincible spring our love is made afraid’
