OTHERS:

• THE PRELUDE:

  Context: grew up in Lake District. Romantic poet. Troubled childhood (poem extended metaphor for). Volta- realises power of nature. Anti-establishment.

  
  

  FORM:

  Epic poem: criticism of poem

  Blank verse: artistic quality

  
  

  Compare: ozymadias
• MY LAST DUCHESS

  CONTEXT: most time in Italy. Married wife without fathers permission and educated her (Elizabeth). Unequal patriachal society . Industrial revolution.

  FORM:

  dramatic monologue: no freedom of expression due to complete power.

  Rhyme scheme- no freedom to break. Duke controls even after death

  COMPARE: ozymandias
• THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

  CONTEXT: crimean war, miscommunication error. Poet laurette so had to glorify war. Abusive father.

  FORM:

  Ballad form: historically used to establish events that were memorialised. Shows he regards highly their sacrifices and understand the futility of their mission.

  Irregular stanza; cant settle, mimic how they couldn't counter shots

  COMPARE: Exposure
• STORM ON THE ISLAND

  CONTEXT: Conflict in Northern Ireland between catholics and protestants. Was protestant. Violent fighting.

  FORM:

  Lack of stanzas: main tension

  Blank verse: controversial sound. Experiencing storm presented as regular

  Compare: exposure, ozymandias
• BAYONET CHARGE:

  CONTEXT: Father fought. Yorkshire post war society. Influenced by Owen

  FORM:

  Perspective in 3rd person= through this shows impacts of war. Makes it impossible to view war favourably. Isolation felt by soldiers also never had first hand experience

  Lack of rhyme scheme- challenge and suprise, discomfort

  COMPARE: exposure
• REMAINS:

  CONTEXT: written for "the not dead" channel 4- raised awareness about PTSD. Iraq war experience 2003 of Tromans.

  FORM:

  regular quatrains- highlights regularity of PTSD. last 2 stanza lines guilt speaker feels. Speaker breaking free- hope for future

  Colloquial language: language desensitised

  COMPARE: exposure
• POPPIES:

  Context: wier has two sons herself. Lived through troubles in 1980s

  FORM

  Dramatic monologue and free verse: allows personal emption and second person directed at son amplifies sense of loss. Gives voice to those overlooked during war- mothers.

  No regular rhyme: conversational, intimate

  COMPARE: kamikaze
• WAR PHOTOGRAPHER:

  CONTEXT

  End of vietnam war 10 yrs later

  "running children in a nightmare heat"- photo large impact on public. Poet Laureate

  FORM:

  Equal stanzas regular rhyme scheme: photographs in order. Emphasises role to present perfect. Metaphor for chaos

  regular rhyme: imposed order over chaotic suffering of war

  COMAPRE: exposure, kamikaze
• TISSUE:

  Born in Pakistan

  concentrates on identity and her conflicting identities. Cancer 11 years before husband died

  FORM:

  Lack of rhyme scheme: free flowing text- impression of freedom perhaps human control attempts are futile. Free from constratins- shows importance of freedom through this

  Regular stanzas and lengths: how suffocating and stifling human power can be final line stanza shows its important to break free

  COMPARE: ozymandias
• THE EMIGREE:

  CONTEXT: Born in London travelled Russia and Eastern Europe

  London- multicultural- likely talked to those who emigrated particularly war torn country

  FORM:

  fairly regular structure- speakers attempt to impose sense of order over city which has descended into chaos- attempt to preserve its image

  First person- explores inner emotions and effects of war.

  free verse- explore true nature. Makes poem feel controversial.

  COMPARE: kamikaze , COMH