poetry themes and context Flashcards
Ozymandias themes
power of nature
missuse of power
anger
ozymandias context
romantic poet
belived in the power of nature
london themes
lack of power
abuse of power
conflict in london
london context
influenced by the french revulotion
wanted equality
prelude themes
power of nature
power of man
fear
my last duchess themes
power
control
role of women
jelousy
prelude context
auto biography
his personal experinces
my last duchess context
women had no rights or power
power lasted a long time
charge of the light brigade themes
bravery of soilders
sacrifice
tragedy of war
charge of the light brigade context
based on a newspaper article
poet laurette
battle of balaclava
exposure themes
brutality of war
effects of war
nature
exposure context
WW1 in the trenches
didnt agree with their views
storm on the island themes
people vs nature
power of nature
humans power
storm on the island context
wrote in 1966
worried about ireland
bayonet charge themes
Fear, survival, loss of individuality, brutality of war.
bayonet charge context
Written in the 20th century, Hughes portrays the raw and terrifying experience of soldiers during combat.
remains themes
Guilt, trauma, the psychological effects of war
remains context
Written in 2008, Armitage examines the psychological toll of modern warfare
poppies themes
loss
fear
anger
poppies context
impact of war on families,
particularly mothers, whose loved ones are sent to fight.
war photographer themes
guilt
responsiblity
human suffering
power of images
war photographer context
Duffy critiques how war is consumed by the media and society’s detachment from the suffering it portrays.
tissue themes
The fragility of life,
the power of creation
and destruction,
identity,
tissue context
Written in the 21st century,
Tissue” examines the transient nature of human life and the physical and metaphorical “tissue” that holds lives and societies together.
emigree themes
Identity
,memory,
loss,
displacement.
emigree context
written in 1990
talks about effcect on people
checking out me history themes
identity
power of the past
checking out me history context
Written in 2007, Agard critiques how taught and highlights the importance of reclaiming marginalized voices and history
kamikaze themes
honor
duty
family
isolation
reality of war
kamikaze context
WW2
Piolots were honoured
