Power of Man Flashcards
London: QUOTES
(Blake)
“And mark in every face I meet marks of weakness, marks of woe”
“Mind-forged manacles”
“And the hapless soldier’s sigh runs in blood down palace walls”
“Blights with plagues the marriage hearse”
London: CONTEXT
(Blake)
- Blake lived in London his whole life
- He respected the bible, but disliked organised religion like the Church of England
- Often wrote about rebelling against the misuse of power & class
- Was against the Industrial revolution
London: KEY THEME
(Blake)
Ultimate power of man leads to devastating things like corruption and violence
My Last Duchess: QUOTES
(Browning)
“Since none puts by the curtain I have drawn for you”
“As if she ranked my gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name with anybody’s gift”
“I gave commands; then all the smiles stopped together”
“Notice Neptune, though, taming a sea-horse…cast in bronze for me”
My Last Duchess: CONTEXT
(Browning)
- Based on the real Duke Alfonso who ruled Ferrara in the 16th century
- His first wife, Lucrezia de Medici died under suspicious circumstances shorty after their marriage
My Last Duchess: KEY THEME
(Browning)
The power of the upper classes and of the patriarchal society. Political power.
Kamikaze: QUOTES
(Garland)
“A shaven head full of powerful incantations”
“Enough fuel for a one-way journey into history”
“[The fishes] Like a huge flag waved first one way then the other in a figure of eight”
“We too learned to be silent”
“He must have wondered which had been the better way to die”
Kamikaze: CONTEXT
(Garland)
- Kamikaze pilots were mainly during WW2
- They are suicide bombers, and were very highly respected by society
- If they came back, then they were shunned from all of society
Kamikaze: KEY THEME
(Garland)
Man has power over man, which leads to a corruption-stricken society. It also shows the conflict between conforming to society’s norms, and your emotions.
Checking out me history: QUOTES
(Agard)
“Dem tell me”
“Bandage up me eye with me own history”
“Dem tell me bout de dish ran away with de spoon”
“But now I checking out me own history”
“I carving out me own identity”
Checking Out Me History: CONTEXT
(Agard)
- His poems often focuses on ethnicity and identity
- The poem talks about the British empire and colonialism
Checking Out Me History: KEY THEME
(Agard)
The abuse of man’s power. Despite the power the British empire had, people are rebelling.
