Power and Conflict Poems - All other poems Flashcards
What are the big ideas in The Charge of the light Brigade?
Conflict is t______ and soldiers are b_____ h_____
We should h_____ the soldiers who fought for us
Conflict is thrilling and soldiers are brave heroes
We should honour the soldiers who fought for us
The Charge of the light Brigade
‘C_______ to the l____ of them, c______ to the r______ of them.’
‘Cannon to the left of them, Cannon to the right of them.’
The Charge of the light Brigade
‘H_____ the light brigade, n______ s__ h________.’
‘Honour the light brigade, noble six hundred.’
What are the Big ideas in Bayonet Charge?
The reality of conflict is f____ and c_____
Conflict makes soldiers w______ what they’re f______ for
The reality of conflict is fast and chaotic
Conflict makes soldiers wonder what they’re fighting for
Bayonet charge
‘S_______ he a____ and was r_______.’
‘Suddenly he awoke and was running.’
Bayonet Charge
‘K____, h____ , human d______ etc / d_____ like l_______.’
‘King, Honour, human dignity etc / dropped like luxuries.’
What are the Big ideas in War Photographer?
People in c_______ witness g_____ violence
The news d_______ people to violence
People in conflict witness graphic violence
The news desensitises people to violence
War Photographer
‘How the b_____ s_______ into f_______ d______’
‘How the blood stained into foreign dust.’
War Photographer
‘Between the b____ an p__-l____ b_____’
‘Between the bath and pre-lunch beers’
What are the big ideas in Poppies?
It’s not just the people d______ involved with conflict that are a______ by it
Conflict can cause l____ and p____ to families
It’s not just the people directly involved with conflict that are affected by it
Conflict can cause loss and pain to families
Poppies
‘Without a w_____ c____ or r______ of h___, g_____.’
‘Without a winter coat or reinforcements of hat, gloves.’
Poppies
‘The d___ pulled f______ against the s___,/ an o______ s_______.’
‘The dove pulled freely against the sky,/ an ornamental stitch.’
What are the Big ideas in ozymandias?
Even the most p_______ people lose their p_____
N_____ and art are more p_______ than man
Even the most powerful people lose their power
Nature and art are more powerful than man
Ozymandias
‘S______ of c_____ c________.’
‘Sneer of cold command’
Ozymandias
‘The l___ and l_____ s_____ stretch f___ away’
‘The lone and level sands stretch far away.’
What are the big ideas in My Last Duchess?
Some people are so p______ they can do a_______
Money can grant you power over l____ and d_____
Some people are so powerful they can do anything
Money can grant you power over life and death
My Last Duchess
‘That’s my last d_____ p_____ on the w_____, l_____ as if she were a_____.’
‘That’s my last duchess painted on the wall, looking as if she were alive.’
My Last Duchess
‘I g____ c_____, then all s_____ s_______ t_______.’
‘I gave commands, then all smiles stopped together.’
What are the big ideas in the Extract from the Prelude?
Nature is b_______ and s______
In comparison to n_____, man is s_____
Nature is beautiful and seductive
In comparison to nature, man is small
Extract from the Prelude
‘One s_____ e______ (I was l____ by h____)’
‘One summer evening (led by her)’
Extract from the Prelude
‘A h____ p_____, b____ and h______ … u____ its head.’
‘A huge peak, black and huge … upreared its head.’
What are the big ideas in Storm on the Island?
Nature is more p______ than man
We are able to control the power f____ has over us
Nature is more powerful than man
We are able to control the power fear has over us
Storm on the Island
‘We just s___ t____ while the w____ d_____ and s_____.’
‘We just sit tight while the wind dives and strafes.’
Storm on the Island
‘S_____, its a h____ n____ we f_____’
‘Strange, its a huge nothing we fear.’
What are the big ideas in The Emigree?
National i_______ has a lasting p____ over us
Memories are powerful; we i________ them and they become part of us
National identity has a lasting power over us
Memories are powerful; we idealise them and they become part of us
The Emigree
‘There once was a c______ (I l____ it as a c_____)’
‘There once was a country (I left it as a country)’
The Emigree
‘I am b_____ by an i_______ of s______’
‘I am branded by an impression of sunlight.’
What are the big ideas in Tissue?
Government d______ can c_____ our lives
We are ultimately in c____ of our d_____ - not governments
Government documents can control our lives
We are ultimately in control of our destiny - not governments
Tissue
‘Might f___ our l____ like p____ k______’
‘Might fly our lives like paper kites.’
Tissue
‘M_____ too - the s____ s_____ through their b_______.’
‘Maps too - the sun shines through their borders.’
