poetry quote,LOA,Context

• Remains


  "blink and hes probably armed and possibly not"

  "and the drinks and drugs wont flush him out"
• Remains line of arguament

  • Highlights how war causes long lasting damage to people once war is over and it specifically focuses on the struggle soldiers endure to forget what they have seen
• Remains contex

  -motivated by experiences of soldiers who did not fie in active combat-brutality of modern warfare

  -inspired by the ongoing horrors of ptsd- how little help soldiers get after leaving active service
• Ozymandias quotes

  "king of kings look at my works ye mighty and despair"

  "nothing beside remains. round the decay of that colossal wreck"
• Ozymandias line of arguament

  presents how power can be dangerously abused. it specifically highlights the transience of man made power
• Ozymandias context

  • behaviour of his monarch the mad King George- people aren't fit to rule
  • how power does not last- Shakespearean sonnet to signify that all-powerful structures will come to an end
• Bayonet charge quotes

  "Suddenly he awoke and was running-raw"

  "king,honour,human dignity, etcetera/ dropped like luxuries in a yelling alarm"
• Bayonet charge line of argument

  presents the harsh and dangerous reality of war. it specifically highlights how the futility of war can cause a loss of patriotism
• Bayonet charge context

  • combat the propaganda of ww1- true horrors of war
  • his fathers experiences at war- the harsh and horrific nature of war
• checking out me history quotes

  "dem tell me/ dem tell me/wha dem want to tell me"

  "but now I checking out me own history/ I carving out me identity"
• Checking out me history line of argument

  presents how other people shape people's identities.It specifically highlights the idea of identity being recovered and reclaimed.