Power and conflict contexts

Question 1

Ozymandias Context (I will be doing this)

Answer 1

Part of the Romantics
Expelled from Oxford for talking about atheism
Lived in the lake district

Question 2

London Context

Answer 2

Blake first hand saw the terrible conditions in London
French revolution of 1789- against monarchy

Question 3

Extract from The Prelude Context

Answer 3

Lived in the Lake district
Part of the Romantics

Question 4

My Last Duchess Context

Answer 4

Interested in European culture
Based on the Duke of Ferrara

Question 5

The Charge of the Light Brigade Context

Answer 5

Crimean war
A bad order from a general lead 600 to ride to death

Question 6

Exposure Context

Answer 6

Fought in the First World War and wanted people to see what it was like
Winter of 1917 was particularly cold

Question 7

Storm on the Island Context

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Grew up on a farm witnessing much of “The Troubles”
Grew up in county Derry

Question 8

Bayonet Charge Context

Answer 8

Grew up in the countryside
Served in the RAF

Question 9

Remains Context

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Part of a poetry collection called “The Not Dead” about relationships
Gulf War

Question 10

Poppies Context

Answer 10

British soldiers dying in Iran
World War 1 in 1918

Question 11

War Photographer Context

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Her friend was a war photographer
These photos took were published in newspapers

Question 12

Tissue Context

Answer 12

Born in Pakistan, grew up in Scotland
Always talks about identity and women

Question 13

The Emigree Context

Answer 13

Translates other poems from Russian
Born in London- Longs elseware

Question 14

Checking out me history Context

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Born in English Guana
Highlights racism

Question 15

Kamikaze Context

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Wants to explore social pressure
Terrorism