poetry

• what poems link to the theme of war?


  ’the charge of the light brigade’ , ‘exposure’ , ‘bayonet charge’
• what does “into the mouth of Hell” in ‘charge of the light brigade’ suggest?

  it foreshadows the death of the soldiers - (STRUCTURE)
• what poems include the theme of abuse of power?

  ‘checking out me history’ , ’my last duchess’
• what phrases in ‘Ozymandias’ makes it clear that he was a wrathful ruler?

  ”My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings” - shows he is better than everyone, overpowered
• what is the ABAB rhyme scheme and which poem has it?


  consistent rhyme - ‘London’ - shows there is no escape
• what information is useful about Wilfred Owen to know when analysing ‘Exposure’?

  -friend was in the war

  -“iced east winds” (cold)

  -“death” (friend saw the deaths of many soldiers)
• in the poem ’Bayonet Charge’ why is a “yellow hare“ mentioned?

  Symbolism, the hare is dying, “rolled like a flame”
• what is the repeated phrase in ‘Exposure’ and why is it repeated?

  “but nothing happens” - shows the tension and the wait for what will happen in the war