Structure Flashcards
What are the key structure points in ‘A Poison Tree’?
Rhyming couplets
First person narration
What are the key structure points in ‘The Destruction of Sennacherib’?
Events in chronological order
Third person narrator
Distinct rhythm (AABB rhyme scheme)
What are the key structure points in ‘The Prelude’?
Blank verse (continuous/enjambment)
Lots of punctuation to aid meaning
Conversational like he is recalling events ‘and’
What are the key structure points in ‘The Man He Killed’?
Fractured sentences and punctuation to justify killing
Begins and ends with image of men in a bar
Juxtaposing stanzas- regular rhyme scheme with some internal rhyme highlights repetitive nature of war
What are the key structure points in ‘Cousin Kate’?
Alliteration and assonance
Regular rhyme scheme
Ballad
What are the key structure points in ‘Half-Caste’?
Non standard punctuation = conflict between rules of both his
cultures
Fractured sentences to shoe conflict
Repetition of ‘explain yuself’ demanding answers
Speaks directly to reader
What are the key structure points in ‘Exposure’?
Circular structure to show repetitive and inescapable nature of conflict
Rhetorical question/ ellipsis to show futility/ pointlessness of suffering
Regular and contrasting stanzas
What are the key structure points in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’?
Alliteration highlights brutal violence in war
Repetition (regular rhythm like beat of drum)
Two stressed syllables presenting idea of unity/ military formation
What are the key structure points in ‘Catrin’?
Alliteration and assonance mimics sounds of birth and intensifies conflict
One past stanza and present
Enjambment and fractured lines show tension
What are the key structure points in ‘War Photographer’?
Irregular structure echoes feeling of detachment/ bewilderment
Enjambment / fracture lines like images and memories
First half= life outside of war second half= effects of war
What are the key structure points in ‘Belfast Confetti’?
Alliterative sounds such as ‘K and F’ highlight the cracking of social order
1st stanza= past tense and sights of conflict
2nd stanza= present tense, sense of questions
What are the key structure points in ‘The Class Game’?
Repetition
One continuous stanza
AABB rhyming couplets gives lively humorous tone with serious messages
What are the key structure points in ‘Poppies’?
No rhyme shoes inability to control emotions/thoughts
Enjambment = trying to stay calm while her world collapses
Time connectives= split time frame/ time narrative
What are the key structure points in ‘No Problem’?
Lack of punctuation
Irregular structure reflects natural rhythm of speech
What are the key structure points in ‘What Were They Like’?
Questions in first half, answers in second half
Disjointed structure- enjambment highlights fragmented state of country/ culture
Free verse
