Power And Conflict Poetry, comparison ideas Flashcards
what contextual information is in kamikaze?
-kamikaze pilots had pressure to carry out suicide mission.
-Beatrice garland worked as a NHS clinician and researcher in phycological medicine, who was inspired to look into motivation to why people want to die for there country
what contextual information is in, checking out me history?
though only learn about identity by learning our history. focus on holes of British teaching of British empire and colonial history. as were only taught about culturally dominant side. euro-centric
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what is contextual information in, the emigree?
carol rumens lived in belfast, and travelled in russia & eastern Europe. she was inspired by foreign cultures.
-this was written in collection, ‘thinking of skins’ 1993 during conflict in yugoslavia
what is tissue contextual information?
-her husband had an all year battle with cancer and died. suggesting the temporary nature of life
-her poetry focuses on identity
-part of 2006 collection. ‘the terrorist at my table’ dealing with global politics and terrorism.
war photographer contextual information?
- carol Ann Duffy was friends with famous war photographers. She wanted to expose the realities of war.
-carol and Duffy was a poet lawreate
Poppies contextual information?
-was a textile desighner
-commissioned by carol Ann Duffy
-poppies grew on flanders field and were a symbol of memory.
contextual information about remains?
based on an experiance of a soldier in iraq war. from ‘the not dead’ collection. he is the current poet laureate
contextual knowledge about bayonet charge?
- Ted hughes had a tragic marriage to sylvia path, who died by putting her head into an oven full o gas.
-he was not a soldier in the war
-passionate about animals and nature.
-father served in the war
What is the contextual knowledge about storm on the island?
- was a northern Irish poet, playwright and translator
-his early poetry focused on rural life & identity
-is about nature and irish conflict, Irish republic army conflict with poeple
contextual information about Exposure?
Wilfred Owen was part of the British army in ww1.
-he origanlly pursued life in the church, butgave up after feeling that the church was not caring for those in its locality.
-talks about futility o war
-expose the ‘reality’ and honourability of war
contextual information about the charge of the light brigade?
-poem was a true story about battle of balacklava in the Crimean war, where 637 men were sent to fight Russians.
lord alfred tennyson was a poet laureate creating poems (propeganda for his country) whilst showing his inner conflicts of true feelings)
-light brigade was not intended to get involved in fighting.
contextual information about my last dutches?
-1838, browning visited italy for the first time, and lived there for much of his life.
-during its publication, attitudes women were changing, potentially not just household women.
-in victorian era , when women married, they became legal property to there husband, and it was believed women were incapable of rational thought.
contextual information about extract of prelude?
-william wordsworth was a romantic poet and a poet laureate.
‘he was a supporter of the french revolution’
he embraced nature
contextual information about London?
born in london
-was a poet, painter andprintmaker
-disliked organised religion, such as the church of england
-in 1800, moved from london to village felpham
-often wrote about rebelling against misuse of power and class.
-part of collection ‘songs of innocence of experience’
it was a critique of human power, between those with power and not.
-against industrial revolution
-ideas link to philosopher Rousseau ‘man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains’
-inspired by French revolution 1789
contextual information form Ozymandias?
-Percy Byshe Shelley, was an romantics(dislike urban life, love supernatural, use ordinary language)
-an Arden atheist(also a boy)
-wrote poem during king George 1 reign(similar to ramese II)
-about pharaoh called Ramese II, he was a military leader. expanded his empire in syria to nubia
-British museum acquired statue of ramese II.
