Fully negative language, shows that the poem is a literal attack on the notion of power being eternal.
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London - 'the mind-forged manacles I hear'
Manacles were worn by criminals, this would have shocked readers as London is the capital of England, so realistically it should not represent a prison. Swiss Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau said 'man is born free but he is everywhere in chains'.
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Extract From The Prelude - Stealing the Boat - 'a huge peak, black and huge'
Prior to this moment in the poem, the child used an ambitious and expressive vocabulary, but the mountain left his in a state of utter shock. The repetition suggests the child has lost all confidence, pride and even vocabulary.
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My Last Duchess - 'will't please you sit and look at her?'
'you' establishes the dramatic monologue / written as a question, but really a demand - establishing his masculine dominance over the Duchess, however, could be interpreted in the way that the Duke is almost below the Duchess, acting as her 'butler'
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The Charge of the Light Brigade - 'Some one had blunder'd/Rode the six hundred'
Most of poem is written in Dactylic Dimeter, except for 'Some one had blundre'd'. Tennyson wants to emphasise the leadership error (the blunder) which lead to this suicide mission now taking place.
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Exposure - 'war lasts, rain soaks and clouds sag stormy'
Powerful triplet, weather carries sinister motives, as if weather is deliberately attacking the soldiers.
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Storm on the Island - 'The flung spray...spits like a tame cat'
Unsuspecting, wouldn't expect a 'tame cat' to retaliate and 'spit'. Metaphorically mirroring the present weather conditions, and underlying the constant violence apparent within the poem.
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Bayonet Charge - 'His terror's touchy dynamite'
Powerful final line, brutal. Nihilistic. Alliterative metaphor sums up his dangerous nature and the damage he can inflict.
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Remains - 'Sun-stunned, sand-smothered land'
Sibilance, emphasises significance of line. Compound adjectives --> 'sun' contrasts with 'stunned', 'sand' contrasts with 'smothered'. Suggests everything positive is blurred and taken over by negativity.
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Poppies - 'Sellotape bandaged around my hand'
'bandage' is an image of suffering and wound --> constant blending of domestic and military language.
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War Photographer - 'tears between the bath and pre lunch beers'
Internal rhyme, speeds up the pace. Suggests how fast the people forget about the horrors of war
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Tissue - might fly our lives like paper kites'
Whole poem is am extended metaphor that human power is as fragile is tissue. Suggests that money dominates, controls and has power over us.
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The Emigree - 'I comb its hair and love its shining eyes'
Personification of place, suggests romance and relationship.
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Checking Out Me History - 'Dem tell me bout Lord Nelson and Waterloo'
British education. Real identity (Dem tell me bout) vs Forced identity (Lord Nelson and Waterloo)
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Kamikaze - 'a tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous'
Poem is about a kamikaze pilot, but the most powerful image is that of the tuna fish, metaphor (dark prince) and adjectives (muscular, dangerous) create a threatening tone, suggesting the pilot's best efforts are futile and nature holds true power.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Manacles were worn by criminals, this would have shocked readers as London is the capital of England, so realistically it should not represent a prison. Swiss Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau said 'man is born free but he is everywhere in chains'.
Back
London - 'the mind-forged manacles I hear'
Card 3
Front
Prior to this moment in the poem, the child used an ambitious and expressive vocabulary, but the mountain left his in a state of utter shock. The repetition suggests the child has lost all confidence, pride and even vocabulary.
Back
Card 4
Front
'you' establishes the dramatic monologue / written as a question, but really a demand - establishing his masculine dominance over the Duchess, however, could be interpreted in the way that the Duke is almost below the Duchess, acting as her 'butler'
Back
Card 5
Front
Most of poem is written in Dactylic Dimeter, except for 'Some one had blundre'd'. Tennyson wants to emphasise the leadership error (the blunder) which lead to this suicide mission now taking place.
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