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Power And Conflict Poetry And Anthology Flashcards

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What is the narrative of Ozymandias?

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The discovery of a semi-destroyed and decaying statue of Ramesses II, also known as Ozymandias, and shows how power deteriorates and will not last forever.

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What is the context of Ozymandias?

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Ozy - comes from the Greek word ‘ozium’ which means either ‘to breathe’ or ‘air’.

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What is the structure of Ozymandias?

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Only one paragraph, short.

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What is the form of Ozymandias?

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Sonnet.

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What is the language technique in Ozymandias?

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Alliteration.

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What is the narrative in London?

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The life of living in London.

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What is the context in London?

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Brief summary.

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What is the structure in London?

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4 paragraphs.

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What is the form in London?

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Iambic tetrameter.

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What is the language technique in London?

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Repetition, metaphors, adjectives.

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What is the narrative in My Last Duchess?

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Duke who tours an unknown guest around his gallery.

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What is the context in My Last Duchess?

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Renaissance Italy.

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What is the structure in my last Duchess?

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One lengthy stanza (continuous form).

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What is the form in My Last Duchess?

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Dramatic monologue.

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What is the language technique in My Last Duchess?

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Rhetorical questions, repetition, first person, mataphors.

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What is the narrative of The Charge of the Light Brigade?

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The battle during the Crimean War (1853-1855).

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What is the context of The Charge of the Light Brigade?

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Written in 1854 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the poem deals with the theme of patriotism in conflict.

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What is the structure of The Charge of the Light Brigade?

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Six stanzas.

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What is the form of The Charge of the Light Brigade?

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Ballad form.

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What is the language technique in The Charge of the Light Brigade?

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Militaristic.

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What is the narrative in Exposure?

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By talking through traumatic events in chronological order.

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What is the context in Exposure?

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Looks at the horrors of warefare.

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What is the structure of Exposure.?

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Clinical structure.

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What is the form in Exposure?

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Eight separate stanzas.

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What is the language technique in Exposure?

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Rhetorical questions.

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What is the narritive in Remains?

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Soldier speaking about his PTSD he suffers from.

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What is the context in Remains?

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Soldier haunted by a violent memory.

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What is the structure in Remains?

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Eight stanzas.

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What is the form in Remains?

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Monologue.

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What is the language technique in Remains?

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Anecdotal.

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What is the narritive in War Photographer?

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Developing photos, takes photos at war.

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What is the context in War Photographer?

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On the front line, sharing with media,

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What is the structure in War Photographer?

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4 paragraphs.

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What is the form in War Photographer?

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Equal stanza length.

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What is the language technique in War Photographer?

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Sibilence.

36
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What is the narrarive in Tissue?

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Life.

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What is the context in Tissue?

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Issues.

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What is the form in Tissue?

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Quatrains.

39
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What is the structure in Tissue?

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9 paragraphs.

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What is the language technique in Tissue?

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Free verse.

41
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What is the narritive in The Emigrée?

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Homeland.

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What is the context in The Emigrée?

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Displacement.

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What is the structure of The Emigrée?

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Three stanzas.

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What is the form in The Emigrée?

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Free verse.

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What is the language technique in The Emigrée?

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Lyric poem.

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