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ozymandias-antique land
noun phrase, adjective, noun
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ozymandias-frown...wrinkled lip...sneer
negative tone, triplets
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ozymandias-the mand that mocked
personified
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ozymandias-king of kings
tone of superiority, repeptition
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ozymandias-lone and level sands stretched far away
assonance, sibillance, metaphor-for power not lasting
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london-chartered street...chartered thames
repetition
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london-marks in every face...marks of weakness, marks of woe
repetition, verb
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london-in every (x5)
repetition, forceful tone
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london-black'ning churches appals
personification, adjective, plural
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london-plagues the marriage hearses
juxtaposes, noun
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extract from the prelude-i unloosened her chains
first person, personification
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extract from the prelude-proud of his skill
abstract noun
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extract from the prelude-heaving...like a swan
juxtaposing, simile
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extract from the prelude-a huge peak, black and huge
triplets, repetition, adjectives, adjectives, negative tone,volta
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extract from the prelude-there hung a darkness, call it solitude or blank desertion
triplets, caesura, enjambment, metaphor
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my last duchess-looking as if she were alive
foreshadows, simile
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my last duchess-none puts by the curtain that i have drawn for you but i
aside, first person, sneering tone
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my last duchess-spot of joy
metaphor, repetition
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my last duchess-i gave commands; then all smiles stopped
first person, polysemic, imperative verb, sibilance
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my last duchess-of mine for dowry
possessive, pronoun, noun- we are disgusted by his actions and fear for his next wife.
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the charge of the light brigade-half a league
repetition-sounds like the horses galloping
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the charge of the light brigade-valley of death
metaphor, repetition, hell imagery-they have no choice. they know they will die
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the charge of the light brigade-storm'd at with shot and shell
sibilance, triplets-no escspe, there is no end to the suffering
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the charge of the light brigade-when can their glory fade?
rhetorical question, tone of celebration-recognise their sacrifice but knows that it will one day be forgotten
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the charge of the light brigade-rode the six hundred' and 'nobel six hundred
repetition, sarcastic tone in the final line-specific number of men who will not be recognised individually but altogether as a group
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exposure-merciless iced east winds that knive us
pathetic fallacy, personification, end-stopping, ellipsis-the ellipsis suggests that the suffering will go on. the relentless and painful winds are cutting at them
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exposure-attacks once more in ranks on ranks of shivering ranks of grey
metaphor, repetition-commanded to attack but due to conditions they can barely move, making the attacks more pointless
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exposure-sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence
volta, connotations, sibilance-war is happening immediately. there is more than one stream of bullets being shot at them at once
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exposure-slowly our ghosts drag home
adverb, metaphor,caesura-they are not dead but feel traumatised by the events. they have been changed by the war. it was a supernatural experience for the men
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exposure-all their eyes are ice
metaphor-the soldiers are at breaking point and have had enough. they have been frozen externally and emotionally
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storm on the island-the wizened earth has never troubled us
noun phrase, collective pronoun-the earth is not superior to humanity
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storm on the island-raise a tragic chorus in a gale
personified-nature can be disturbing. the noise can also be comforting
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storm on the island-exploding comfortably down on the cliffs
oxymoron-the sea is one with the storm. it does what it wants and doesnt feel threatened by the weather
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storm on the island-spits like a tame cat turned savage
simile, enjambment-the controlled element of the storm has turned uncontrollable. using the imagery of a well behaved animal that has turned to a tyrant or a beast
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storm on the island-bombarded by the empty air
metaphor, oxymoron-the air is empty but still forceful, feels under threat. its mysterious how clam it is
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bayonet charge-his sweat heavy
sensory, description, imagery-real and tangible feelings shown on his body. physically and mentally charged
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bayonet charge-the patriotic tear that had brimmed in his eye
past tense, noun phrases-he is anti war. he is deciding whether he loves his war and his country
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bayonet charge-was he the hand pointing that second?
rhetorical question, caesura-tiny part of a bigger machine which emphasises the effect of him in the war. he is one of many many things needed to make the army win
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bayonet charge-threw up a yellow hare that rolled like a flame
simile, symbolic-could emphasise the effects of mustard gas on the men. war affects nature too. carries on running although it is destroyed
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bayonet charge-king, honour, human dignity, ectect
listing-thinking of the reasons he is there and finding them pointless
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remains-legs it up the road
colloquial tone, conversational-fast paced, a chase scene
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remains-i see every round as it rips through his life
omomatopoeia, first person-recall of the events of shooting. violence kills the mentality of the soldiers
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remains-tosses his guts back into his body
violent imagery
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remains-blood-shadow stays on the street
sibilance
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remains-his bloody life in my bloody hands
polysemic
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poppies-spasms of paper red
metaphor, connotations
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poppies-all my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt
metaphor, triplets
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poppies-skirting the church yard walls,my stomach busy
verb, metaphor
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poppies-leaned against it like a wishbone
simile-luck couldve gone either way
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poppies-the dove pulled freely against the sky
metaphor, connotations
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war photographer-spools of suffering set out in ordered rows
sibilance
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war photographer-ordinary pain
juxtaposition
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war photographer-the blood stained into foreign dust
religious imagery, noun phrases, imagery
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war photographer-a hundred agonies in black and white
adjectives, negative imagery
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war photographer-the reader's eyeballs ***** with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers
rhythmic, metaphor
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tissue-paper that lets the light shine through
metaphor, religious connotations
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tissue- pages smoothed and stroked and turned
triplets, verbs
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tissue- they fall away on a sigh
metaphor-paper is fragile and can be turned to for support but not for long-term
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tissue-trace a grand design
religious connotations, metaphor- 'god created it all'
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tissue-living tissue
metaphor- we are all delecate
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the emigree- my memory of it is sunlight-clear
descriptive, repetition- passion of her home
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the emigree- it may be sick with tyrants
metaphor- disgusted by what happened to her country
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the emigree- that child's vocabulary...banned by the state
juxtaposing ideas, connotations- the country bans the language, unfairness in society
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the emigree-i have no passport
emotive language, first person- there is no return
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the emigree-my shadow falls as evidence of sunlight
metaphor, sibilance, repetition-she is a survivor, still hopeful. sense of belonging to somewhere as a migrant
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checking out me history- dem tell me
repetition, dialect, colloquial-he deserves to be angry with the people that re-told black history differently
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checking out me history- blind me to my own identity
metaphor- hiding identities from black people, he isnt willing to be kept in the dark
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checking out me history- **** whittington and he cat but toussaint l'ouverture
juxtaposition- he is angry about knowing the pointless things over the things that really matter
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checking out me history- hopeful stream to freedom river
imagery, personification- shows his respect for those who stood up for rights. they should have more power
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checking out me history- i carving out me identitiy
metaphor- powerful and self-confident, he has had to do it all himself as no one would help him
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kamikaze- for a one-way journey
metaphor- he knew he wasnt coming back from the start. men felt they had to do this for their country
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kamikaze- little fishing boats strung out like bunting
ironic, simile- as if the boats are a celebration. he had humanity within him
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kamikaze- built cairns of pearl-grey pebbles
colour imagery- links to the pearl harbour bombing. his memory may be more important than this. shows he has emotions and that he is only human
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kamikaze- he no longer existed
metaphor- he was seen as a coward as his family disowned him over his decision.
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kamikaze- which had been the better way to die
symbolic, ironic- he had been cheated of a normal life. he was forgotten. his life was more difficult due to him not killing himself
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negative tone, triplets

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personified

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tone of superiority, repeptition

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assonance, sibillance, metaphor-for power not lasting

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