South African poet- so South African setting e.g. tin roof and rag n bone man
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The Manhunt
based on a documentary from perspective of Laura who's a wife of a soldier who returned home from Bosnian war with injuries and how he's changed
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Nettles
Vernon Scannell fought in WW2, so his poems have war references. also about loss of innocence which young men experienced in war zones
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Love's Dog
poem is imitated and inspired from a line from another poem of 'what I love about love is its dog'
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I wanna be yours
'kitchen sink poetry' using every day domestic items and elevating them for imagery. most of cooper Clark's poems are set to music
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One Flesh
jennings was a christian hence some religious themes portrayed
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Valentine
duffy is a feminist so feels strongly against ideas such as valentines day as gifts are given to the lady. modern poet but not bound to traditional rules
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1st Date- She and 1st Date- He
Wendy cope usually writes in a light hearted humorous style. she is a modern poet but sticks to strict form, rhythm and rhyme
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My Last Duchess
based on a real Italian duke- Duke Alfonso ii. browning had a love for history and European culture
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Sonnet 43
part of a longer sonnet sequence of 44 sonnets. addressed to her husband Robert browning. also autobiographical poem (form) as mentions brownings 'old griefs' where she had strong disagreements with her parents and was disinherited
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Neutral Tones
Hardy is famous for his pessimistic tone in his writing, he also faced many disappointments in his relationships but the poem is unclear whether it refers to a specific relationship or general association
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A Complaint
about a friend who returned with a drug addiction- and how their friendship was lost. states how he believes his life is worthless without the friendship
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She Walks in Beauty
byron was inspired after seeing a girl with great looks at a London funeral party (hence dark imagery). therefore very personal poem which relates to a personal situation
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A Child to his Sick Grandfather
Bailie was a romantic poet so focuses strongly on emotions and is very concerned about ones feelings
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La Belle Dans Sans Merci
Keats wrote about love from the perspective of a young man in love himself. he experienced a doomed love affair and was in bad health with TB after losing his mother and brother to the disease- so -ve effects. Also set in autumn hence autumnal imager
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Card 2
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based on a documentary from perspective of Laura who's a wife of a soldier who returned home from Bosnian war with injuries and how he's changed
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The Manhunt
Card 3
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Vernon Scannell fought in WW2, so his poems have war references. also about loss of innocence which young men experienced in war zones
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Card 4
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poem is imitated and inspired from a line from another poem of 'what I love about love is its dog'
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Card 5
Front
'kitchen sink poetry' using every day domestic items and elevating them for imagery. most of cooper Clark's poems are set to music
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