Poems - Quotations

Poems - Quotations

1. The Manhunt

   • Context: -English poet  -From Yorkshire -Writes about contemporary  -Writes for film + TV, including a documentary on injured soldiers -This poem is spoken from a women's perspective, although its written by a man
   • Form: - 13 Couplets  - A vague rhyming pattern, but inconsistent + fragmented 
   • Title:  Manhunt = A Child's game to capture someone
   • "The frozen river which ran through his face"
   • "The damaged, porcelain collar-bone"
     • Juxtapositions of love + pain
     • Precious, but fragile
     • The use of the metaphor 'porcelain collar-bone' implies that he's fragile and delicate and needs to be handled with care. 'porcelain' is often hard, but also chips easily and is cold to touch. Perhaps it is a reminder of the 'frozen river which ran through his face'
   • "Then, and only then, did I come close"
     • Enjambment - A continuous effort for the wife

2. Sonnet 43

3. London

   • Context:  - A poet & artist  - Speicalised in illuminated texts, often of a religious nature - but rejected established religion for various reasons - One reason why he did this was because of the failure of the church to help the children of London who were forced to work
   • Structure:  - Very regular poem, almost song-like in rhythm  - Strict ABAB rhythm in all 4 stanzas  - Each verse offers a different view of Lodon 
   • Title: - First person narrative  - A negative view of the city,. - Physical, moral & spiritual decay - Describes a journey around London; observed terrible conditions (child labour, restrictive laws, prostitutuion) 

4. The Solider

   • Context:  - A soldier during ww1 - Died of blood poising  - Buried in Cyprus  - Never involved in active service but very patriotic about England 

5. She Walks in Beauty

6. Living Space

   • Context:  - Born in Pakistan and brought up in Scotland  - Poetry often focuses on religion, faith + culture - Here she writes about poverty and living conditions in Mumbai.

7. As Imperceptibly as Grief

   • Context:  -Born 1830, raised in a Puritain household, New England  - Reclusive; didn't leave her home for 30 years - Written around 1850 Death was a constant companion - she lived near a graveyard but also experienced loss from a very early age  - Uses words in a deliberately vague way to allow the reader to interpret their own meaning 
   • Form: - Does not use rhyme, but it isn't a free verse - There is a definite more between alternating lines (blank verse) - Metaphors - explores the passing of time through the metaphor of the seasons

8. Cozy Apologia

9. Valenitne

10. A Wife in London

11. Death of a Naturalist

12. Hawk Roosting

13. To Autumn

14. Afternoons

15. Dulce et Decorum Est

16. Ozymandias

17. Mametz Wood

18. Excerpt from 'The Prelude'