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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: O
zym
andi
asPo
em O
verv
iew
s 1:
Ozy
man
dias
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: Lo
ndon
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: Lo
ndon
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: Ex
trac
t fro
m T
he P
relu
de
Who are the two voices in the
poem, Ozymandias?
What form does the poem,
Ozymandias, take?
Does the poem, London,
contain mostly positive or
negative language?
What language
technique is used in
the following line of
London?
‘The mind-forg’d manacles I
hear’
What does the speaker do at
the beginning of Extract from
The Prelude?
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: O
zym
andi
asPo
em O
verv
iew
s 1:
Ozy
man
dias
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: Lo
ndon
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: Lo
ndon
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: Ex
trac
t fro
m T
he P
relu
de
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2
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The voices are that of
the traveller, and that of
Ozymandias.
The poem’s form is a sonnet.
The poem contains mostly
negative language.
The language technique used
in this line is a metaphor.
At the beginning of the
poem, the speaker finds a
boat and takes it out on a
lake.
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: Ex
trac
t fro
m T
he P
relu
dePo
em O
verv
iew
s 1:
My
Last
Duc
hess
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: M
y La
st D
uche
ssPo
em O
verv
iew
s 2: T
he
Char
ge o
f the
Lig
ht B
rigad
ePo
em O
verv
iew
s 2: T
he
Char
ge o
f the
Lig
ht B
rigad
e
In what verse form is Extract
from The Prelude written?
Who is the subject of the
portrait that the Duke talks
about in My Last Duchess?
What does the use of
possessive pronouns suggest
about the Duke in My Last
Duchess?
What does the rhythm used
in The Charge of the Light
Brigade symbolise?
The Charge of the Light
Brigade is based on a real
event from which war?
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: Ex
trac
t fro
m T
he P
relu
dePo
em O
verv
iew
s 1:
My
Last
Duc
hess
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 1
: M
y La
st D
uche
ssPo
em O
verv
iew
s 2: T
he
Char
ge o
f the
Lig
ht B
rigad
ePo
em O
verv
iew
s 2: T
he
Char
ge o
f the
Lig
ht B
rigad
e
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The poem is written in
iambic pentameter.
The Duke talks about a
portrait of his late wife.
The use of possessive
pronouns suggest the
Duke’s narcissism and pride
in himself.
The rhythm used in the poem
symbolises the sound of hoof-
beats: the charge itself.
The poem is based on a real
event from the Crimean War.
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 2
: Ex
posu
rePo
em O
verv
iew
s 2:
Expo
sure
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 2
: St
orm
on
the
Isla
ndPo
em O
verv
iew
s 2:
Stor
m o
n th
e Is
land
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 2
: Ba
yone
t Cha
rge
One of the themes of
Exposure
does nihilism mean?
What is the setting of the
poem, Exposure?
What extended metaphor is
present throughout Storm on
the Island?
Who is the speaker in Storm
on the Island?
What does the speaker of
Bayonet Charge describe in
the first few lines?
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 2
: Ex
posu
rePo
em O
verv
iew
s 2:
Expo
sure
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 2
: St
orm
on
the
Isla
ndPo
em O
verv
iew
s 2:
Stor
m o
n th
e Is
land
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 2
: Ba
yone
t Cha
rge
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Nihilism means extreme
negativity: the belief that
nothing in life has any value
or meaning.
The poem is set at the front
line in the trenches during
World War I.
The poem contains an
extended metaphor of a
military attack.
The speaker is one of the
islanders.
The poem’s speaker describes
a terrified soldier running
across the battlefield during a
bayonet charge.
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is nihilism. What
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 2
: Ba
yone
t Cha
rge
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: Re
mai
nsPo
em O
verv
iew
s 3:
Rem
ains
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: Po
ppie
sPo
em O
verv
iew
s 3:
Popp
ies
Who wrote Bayonet Charge?
What do you think was his
inspiration for writing it?
What memory haunts
the speaker of the poem,
Remains?
What does the final line of
Remains suggest?
Who is the speaker in the
poem, Poppies?
What is significant
about the title of the poem,
Poppies, when considering its
subject matter?
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 2
: Ba
yone
t Cha
rge
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: Re
mai
nsPo
em O
verv
iew
s 3:
Rem
ains
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: Po
ppie
sPo
em O
verv
iew
s 3:
Popp
ies
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Ted Hughes wrote Bayonet
Charge. His father was a
World War I veteran.
The speaker is haunted by the
memory of his involvement in
the shooting of an Iraqi looter.
The final line suggests that
the soldier feels responsible
for what happened and
cannot erase the memory. He
may be suffering from PTSD.
The speaker is a mother, whose son has left home to join the army.
Poppies are symbolic of those
who have died in war.
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: W
ar P
hoto
grap
her
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: W
ar P
hoto
grap
her
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: Ti
ssue
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: Ti
ssue
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 4
: Th
e Em
igré
e
Who wrote the poem, War
Photographer?
What kind of imagery is used
in War Photographer?
What is the overall meaning
of the poem, Tissue?
What language technique is
used to imitate the layering
of paper in Tissue?
In what person is The
Emigrée written?
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: W
ar P
hoto
grap
her
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: W
ar P
hoto
grap
her
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: Ti
ssue
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 3
: Ti
ssue
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 4
: Th
e Em
igré
e
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Carol Ann Duffy wrote War
Photographer.
The poem uses religious
imagery in the form of similes.
The poem is a train of
thought about the fragility
of human existence.
The layering of paper is
imitated by the use of
repetition.
The poem is written in the
first person.
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 4
: Th
e Em
igré
ePo
em O
verv
iew
s 4:
Kam
ikaz
ePo
em O
verv
iew
s 4:
Kam
ikaz
ePo
em O
verv
iew
s 4:
Chec
king
Out
Me
His
tory
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 4
: Ch
ecki
ng O
ut M
e H
isto
ry
What does the speaker tell
us in the first line of The
Emigrée?
What were kamikaze?
What do the italicised
lines in the poem,
Kamikaze, represent?
Which three
prominent figures of black
history does Checking Out Me
History talk about?
Why do you think non-
is used in
Checking Out Me History?
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Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 4
: Th
e Em
igré
ePo
em O
verv
iew
s 4:
Kam
ikaz
ePo
em O
verv
iew
s 4:
Kam
ikaz
ePo
em O
verv
iew
s 4:
Chec
king
Out
Me
His
tory
Poem
Ove
rvie
ws 4
: Ch
ecki
ng O
ut M
e H
isto
ry
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The speaker tells us that she
left her home country when
she was a child.
Kamikaze were suicide attacks
made by Japanese airmen
during the Second World War.
The italicised lines represent
the mother’s direct speech.
The poem talks about
Toussaint L’Overture, Nanny
de Maroon and Mary Seacole.
The speaker uses non-Standard
English to highlight his own
culture and its difference from
the history of white culture
that he was taught.
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