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What is the structure of "The Manhunt" by Simon Armitage? |
The poem consists of two-lined stanzas. These short stanzas represent the small baby steps of progress within the spouses' relationship. |
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What imagery does Armitage use to show that the husband is damaged? |
"frozen river"– incapable of fulfilling his own function like a frozen river
"blown hinge"– mentally unhinged – unable to open up to own wife
"porcelain collar-bone"– fragile and valuable; collar-bone is also one of the most fragile bones in the body
"fractured rudder"– lost sense of direction
"parachute silk"– cannot function – delicate
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"After passionate night and intimate days" |
This is misleading as it makes the reader think that the couple has a strong relationship. |
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(The Manhunt) Name example of anaphora |
"and" is repeated, emphasising all the steps the wife has to take to become closer to her husband |
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(Manhunt) "Foetus of metal" |
foetus- life metal= bullet- death
contrast between life and death
-bullet grows, like a foetus, representing how memories from the war will grow and cause more impact
-memories of the war will always stick with him |
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(The Manhunt) "sweating, unexploded mine" |
since the husband has bottled up his feelings they have accumulated as a mine that is ready to explode |
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What is "The Manhunt" also known as? |
"Laura's poem"— Laura was a wife to a husband who fought in Bosnia; he was injured and became depressed |
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What has E.B Browning written "Sonnet 43" as part of? |
"Sonnets from the Portuguese", which she got from "My little Portuguese", Robert's nickname for her. |
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What is the structure within "Sonnet 43"? |
It is a Petrarchan sonnet, a verse form that refers to the concept of unattainable love, also breaking tradition for using this form. |
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What has Browning used to convey her love? |
A lexical field of religion- her love is holy, pure, sacred...etc. |
"Grace", "Praise", "saints", "God" |
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"How do I love thee?" |
Rhetorical question— seems like she is struggling to remember all she loves about him. |
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What is the structure within "Sonnet 43"? |
It is a Petrarchan sonnet, a verse form that refers to the concept of unattainable love, also breaking tradition for using this form. |
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"if God chose" |
Despite her strong love for Robert, she puts God in charge of her life. |
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What has Browning used to convey her love? |
A lexical field of religion- her love is holy, pure, sacred...etc. |
"Grace", "Praise", "saints", "God" |
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"How do I love thee?" |
Rhetorical question— seems like she is struggling to remember all she loves about him. |
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"Depth and breadth and height" |
These words all refer to measurement– they express her deep and wide love for Robert. |
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What is the effect of anaphora in "Sonnet 43"? |
It reinforces the idea that her love is sacred and holy as the Bible often contains anaphora. |
"I love thee..." |
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"Feeling out of sight" |
Browning has this blind faith on Robert; even though she could not see him (as her father did not let her) she loves him like how she loves God, who she doesn't see either. |
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"In my old griefs" |
His love helps her forget her past troubles as she had a bad childhood. |
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What is the effect of the enjambment in between lines 5-6?
(Sonnet 43) |
It mirrors time changing day by day as the sentence has been cut off as another day has begun, but still continue onto the next line, symbolising how het love continues and endures time. |
every day's // most quiet need |
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What does the iambic pentameter suggest in "Sonnet 43"? |
It mimics a heartbeat, which is constant, like Browning's love that is unchanging. |
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"Smiles, tears, of all my life!" |
The exclamation point conveys how love is an intense and powerful force, especially as she will continue to love Robert devotedly – through good and bad times. |
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"better after death" |
Her love is not confined to earth, but is also beyond death, especially as she knows she will not live for very long due to her medical condition. |
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What is the meter for "London"? |
Iambic tetrameter, but some lines have 7 syllables— may suggest rebellion (French Revolution) |
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"charter'd street" |
There is no freedom as everything is controlled. |
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What is the effect of repeating "every"? |
It conveys how suffering is repetitive and inescapable due to the choices of those in power. |
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"charter'd Thames" |
–Cannot be controlled, like humans. Blake shows how the government cannot control everyone like how you cannot control every single drop of water within the Thames.
–Forcing human power over nature; juxtaposition between power of man over something powerful and uncontrollable like nature. |
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"mind-forg'd manacles" |
Freedom is taken away from everyone at the hands of those who are in power; they are enslaved by suffering. |
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"black'ning Church" |
– Church becomes less pure due to not helping children in need (as a church is supposed to be a refuge), which is why Blake lost his faith.
– Due to the industrial revolution, what is morally good, symbolised by the church, is polluted. |
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"hapless Soldier's sigh" |
– Soldiers have been resigned to their fate, that they will be abandoned by their country once they stop doing something for it.
– It is a stain of "blood" which runs "down Palace walls". |
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What technique was used in "marriage hearse"? |
- It is an oxymoron. - This suggests that something that was good will lead to suffering and destruction due to the misuse of power. |
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What is the rhyme for "London"? |
a - b - a - b
(represents order) |
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What is the structure for "The Soldier"? |
– It is a sonnet- 14 lines. – It is a sonnet to confess his love for England. |
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"If I should die" |
It is heroic and noble to die for England. The narrator here is aware that he is risking his life for his own country. |
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"for ever" |
Word being split in half symbolises eternity and how the spirit of England will last forever. |
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"for ever" |
Word being split in half symbolises eternity and how the spirit of England will last forever. The spirit of England is so overpowering that it will remain for a long time. |
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"foreign field" |
This is significant because Brooke was buried in Skyros, Greece. The mixture of Shakespearean and Petrarchan rhyme symbolises an English soldier in a foreign field. |
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When was Ozymandias written? |
– During the reign of King George III – The poem may be critical of the King – Shelley was a known atheist, and he may be critical of religion in this poem |
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When was Ozymandias written? |
– During the reign of King George III – The poem may be critical of the King – Shelley was a known atheist, and he may be critical of religion in this poem |
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What is the structure for Ozymandias? |
– It is in sonnet form – Written in iambic pentameter, which becomes more unclear as the poem progresses= decline in power |
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When was Ozymandias written? |
– During the reign of King George III – The poem may be critical of the King – Shelley was a known atheist, and he may be critical of religion in this poem |
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"mocked" |
– The artist was able to preserve Pharaoh's demeanour through the sculpture and consequently was able to mock him through it. – Nature mocked the Pharaoh as he thought he was almighty. Nature is shown to be the most powerful; mortals have no power over time/nature. |
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"antique land" |
– This is an image of romantic landscape— this portrays the beauty within nature, but as the poem progresses, its cruelty is also revealed as it "mocked" the power that Ozymandias thought he had.
– Beauty and cruelty are dependent on one another. Nature evokes feelings of awe but also terror due to its sheer power. |
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What is the structure for "Hawk Roosting"? |
– Quatrains— represents order, tight control especially as the speaker is strong and dominant |
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"I", "Me", "My" |
They are personal pronouns— everything revolves around them, self-centred, egotistical |
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What is the structure for Ozymandias? |
– It is in sonnet form – Written in iambic pentameter, which becomes more unclear as the poem progresses= decline in power |
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"cold command" |
– Hard sounds reflect Ozymandias' harsh nature. |
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"shattered", "frown", "sneer" |
Deeply negative language gives a negative tone to the poem. |
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What is the significance of the statue in Ozymandias? |
– The artist who created the statue was able to preserve Ozymandias' arrogant demeanour. ("sneer of cold command") – The artist "mocked" the Pharaoh, gave a satirical attack, similar to what Shelley is doing in this poem. |
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"king of kings" |
– Title given to Jesus – Ozymandias comparing himself to Jesus |
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What does the mixture of sonnet forms represent? |
It represents how earthly power will not last forever. |
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What does the sculpture in Ozymandias represent? |
It represents the Pharaoh's hubris, showing the insignificance of humans to nature or time. |
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"frown", "cold command" |
These words reflect Ozymandias' pride, which now seem hollow because what is left of him is a ruined sculpture and all of his works did not last. |
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"look on my works" |
Shows his pride, thinking that his works are so amazing. Ironically, nothing is left intact and his own statue is decrepit and ruined. Even the mightiest will fall. |
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What is the structure for "Valentine"? |
There is no strict structure, some stanzas are longer than others, symbolising the layers of an onion and how a relationship cannot always be perfect. |
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What is the structure for "Valentine"? |
There is no strict structure, some stanzas are longer than others, symbolising the layers of an onion and how a relationship cannot always be perfect. |
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