power/conflict poem descriptions

Question 1

what is ‘the prelude’ about?

Answer 1

the poet suggests two ideas about nature

the speaker goes out in a boat and returning home, his view of nature has changed, he is scarred

CONFLICT WITH NATURE

Question 2

what is ‘exposure’ about?

Answer 2

the speaker describes waiting in the trenches for death, as if nature won’t kill them first, nature is the real enemy

CONFLICT, EFFECT OF WAR AND NATURE

Question 3

what is ‘tissue’ about?

Answer 3

the poet uses tissue as a metaphor for life, she considers how it alters things, she comments on the fragility of human life and how not everything can last

POWER AND CONFLICT OF MEMORY AND PERSONAL JOURNEYS

Question 4

what is ‘storm on the island’ about?

Answer 4

the poet talks of a storm that the community are about to face, they are prepared but don’t know the power of the storm that’s coming

POWER AND CONFLICT OF NATURE

Question 5

what is ‘ozymandias’ about?

Answer 5

narrator talks of meeting a traveller in a desert who shows the statue of a past ruler, this demonstrates the fragility of human power and its effects on time

POWER

Question 6

what is ‘bayonet charge’ about?

Answer 6

the description of a soldiers thoughts and feelings as he runs towards the enemy and begins to question his role in the battle

CONFLICT AND EFFECT OF WAR