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AQA GCSE English Literature > Power and Conflict Poems - quotations > Flashcards

Power and Conflict Poems - quotations Flashcards

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“Ozymandias” - the land has been forgotten because the statue no longer holds power.

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“I met a traveller from an antique land”

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“Ozymandias” - the statue is missing pieces because there has been a transfer of power.

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“two vast and trunkless legs of stone”

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“Ozymandias” - the acts of humans are insignificant to the passing of time and all power will eventually be lost.

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“round the decay”

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“London” - the streets are controlled by the government as they hold all of the power.

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“I wander through each chartered street”

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“London” - repeated to emphasise the entire population is affected by this.

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“in every”

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“London” - the government is giving the people no escape from their control.

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“the mind forged manacles i hear”

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“Extract from, the Prelude” - mother nature has full control over him.

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“led by her”

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“Extract from, the Prelude” - appreciation of the power of nature compared to humans.

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“a huge peak, black and huge”

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“Extract from, the Prelude” - the mountain is eternal and will be on earth forever whereas humans do not.

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“do not live like living men”

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“My Last Duchess” - the duke only allows certain people to look at the painting so he doesn’t have to worry.

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“the curtain I have drawn for you”

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“My Last Duchess” - duke criticises her cheeriness and claims she was too friendly.

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“too easily impressed; she liked whate’er”

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“My Last Duchess” - the duke had the duchess killed because she was too flirtatious.

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“then all smiles stopped”

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“The Charge of The Light Brigade” - repetition to show emphasise the large number of men involved.

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“rode the six hundred”

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“The Charge of The Light Brigade” - people marvelled at their bravery or the public questioned the commands.

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“all the world wonder’d”

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“The Charge of The Light Brigade” - the soldiers should be remembered for trying despite knowing their fate.

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“honour the light brigade, noble six hundred”

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“Exposure” - repeated phrase to show they’re constantly waiting for a change but it never comes.

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“but nothing happens”.

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“Exposure” - they are questioning the meaning of war because it has no point.

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“what are we doing here?”

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“Exposure” - the soldiers are losing their faith because they are being allowed to suffer.

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“love of God seems dying”

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“Storm on the Island” - the island community is very close and they show they are to fight.

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“we are prepared”

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“Storm on the Island” - the sea which they once thought was on their side turns against them.

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“spits like a tame cat turned savage”

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“Storm on the Island” - they are at war as the wind is compared to a fighter plane attacking the island.

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“we are bombarded”

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“Bayonet Charge” - one solider is confused because the situation seems like a nightmare but it is real.

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“suddenly he awoke”

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“Bayonet Charge” - his patriotism has turned to fear as his heroic ideas have turned to reality

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“patriotic tear”

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“Bayonet Charge” - the soldier is wondering why he is there.

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“he almost stopped”

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“Remains” - the turning point in the poem where the speaker begins to talk about his PTSD.

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“end of story, except not really”

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“Remains” - trying to get rid of the memories through alcohol and cigarettes isn’t working.

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“the drink and the drugs won’t flush him out”

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“Remains” - the soldier feels completely responsible for the shooting and now lives with the guilt.

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“his bloody life in my bloody hands”

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“Poppies” - every soldier had their own separate lives and each loss was personal.

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“individual war graves”

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“Poppies” - the images of war are mixed with poignant images of home and family life.

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“my stomach busy making tucks, darts, pleats”

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“Poppies” - memories of leaving for school and coming back compared to leaving for the army and not.

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“hoping to hear your playground voice catching on the wind”

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“War Photographer” - emphasis of dark nature of the photos and their content could represent graves.

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“spools of suffering set out in ordered rows”

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“War Photographer” - reference to a photo of Vietnam War credited with helping end the war.

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“running children in nightmare heat”

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“War Photographer” - having the photos printed seems to confirm and solidify the suffering they show.

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“a hundred agonies in black and white”

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“Tissue” - light allows things to be seen rather than hidden which shows paper needs to be protected.

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“paper that lets the light shine through”

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“Tissue” - the importance of paper is shown as it is used to record family history.

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“written in the names and histories”

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“Tissue” - paper has to be treated with care and respect as it is delicate and fragile.

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“pages smoothed and stroked”

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“The Emigree” - the country has been invaded and the speaker is glorifying the situation.

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“it may be at war, it may be sick with tyrants”

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“The Emigree” - the city is described in bright, colourful terms to emphasise the speakers love for it.

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“it tastes of sunlight”

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“The Emigree” - the girls new city makes her feel threatened which contrasts with her old city.

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“they accuse me of being dark in their free city”

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“Checking Out Me History” - reference to British education system and how they choose what to teach.

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“dem tell me wha dem want to tell me”

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“Checking Out Me History” - made up nursery rhymes are taught by schools instead of real events.

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“dem tell bout de dish ran away with de spoon”

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“Checking Out Me History” - he is teaching himself and he is not letting others tell him otherwise.

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“I carving out me identity”

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“Kamikaze” - the beauty of nature made the pilot value life and rethink his actions.

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“a green-blue translucent sea”

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“Kamikaze” - shame is felt by the pilots family and they treat him as if he is dead.

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“we too learned to be silent, to live as though he had never returned”

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“Kamikaze” - the pilot regrets not following through on his orders as it would have been more noble.

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“which had been the better way to die”

AQA GCSE English Literature (5 decks)

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