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Who wrote London?
William Blake
Who wrote Tissue?
Imtiaz Dharker
Which animal is injured when fighting in the poem Bayonet Charge?
Hare
Why might the poet use repetition of ‘Dem tell me’ in the poem Checkin out me History?
That others are controlling what he learns
What is a Kamikaze pilot
a suicide pilot from the Japanese airforce
My Last Duchess: “She had a heart – how shall I say? – too soon made ______” Fill in the missing word
glad
Storm on the Island can be considered a extended metaphor for the conflict in Northern Ireland at the time. What was this conflict more commonly known as?
The Troubles
Define what an Emigree is?
An émigré is someone who has left their own country and lives in a different country for political reasons.
Ozymandias: On the pedestal were the words: “My name is Ozymandias, king of Kings: look on my works ye ______, and _________ mighty, despair
mighty, despair
What is the weather like in the poem Exposure?
Freezing cold and Frosty
Wordsworth and Blake both belong to which Movement?
The Romantic movement
What is a Volta?
The turning point in the poem - e.g. in the prelude the narrator goes from feeling confident to fearful
What is enjambment?
When the line flows onto the next in poetry
What is a caesura?
a pause in the middle of a line.
What religious book does the poet refer to in Tissue?
The Koran
How does Tennyson describe the valley in the charge of the light brigade?
The Valley of Death/Jaws of death/ mouth of hell
