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Revision EoY - English Literature Poems - Coggle Diagram
Revision EoY - English Literature Poems
Cousin Kate - Christina Rossetti
Quotes:
'He wore me like a golden knot, He changed me like a glove'
'The neighbours call you good and pure, Call me an outcast thing'
Language Technique: There are many metaphors in the poem
Context Points:
Written in the Victorian Period (Late 1800's)
She believed that British society had become too concerned with wealth and power
Structure Technique: Juxtaposition is used throughout, for example 'My shame, My pride'
A Poison Tree - William Blake
Quotes:
'I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end'
'In the morning glad I see, my foe outstrech'd beneath a tree.'
Context Points:
Blake once claimed that his ideal reader was a child
Blake was a devout Christian, but felt the church taught people to be fearful/vengeful and not open/forgiving
Language Technique: Repetition of noun "wrath. Juxtaposition showing the the passing of time and of him containing his anger
Structure Technique: Iambic Tetrameter - Songlike Quality of a nursery rhyme!, 8 Syllables, Arranged as 4 pairs
No Problem - Bejamin Zephaniah
Quotes:
'I am not the problem but I bear de brunt'/Black is not the problem, Mother Country get it right'
'I am born academic, now I am branded athletic'
Language Technique: Personification in 'Mother Country get it right', making a point that he is a 'child' of the UK, just like the listener
Context Points:
The poem explores his experiences of racism as a young man
Zephaniah was a Birmingham-born black man
Structure Technique: Speaker repeats the line 'I am not de problem' but turns 'I' into 'Black' at the end
Catrin - Gillian Clarke
Quotes:
'Red rope of love'
'Our first fierce confrontation'
Language Technique: The metaphor 'tight red rope of love' shows the physical connection between the Clarke and her daughter
Context Points:
She has a daughter called Catrin
The poem is about Catrin becoming more independent
Structure Technique: The repetition of the phrase 'I can remember you'
The Class Game - Mary Casey
Quotes:
'How can you tell what class I'm from?'
'And I'm proud of the class that I'm from'
Language Technique: The repetition from 'How can you tell what class I'm from?', shows a blatant anger because of being labelled by her class
Context Points:
The poem is about the struggles of Mary Casey's working class life
It was written in 1981 after the World Wars when Britain was a bit more divided
Structure Technique: The use of enjambment makes it a little more informal and human-like which is good because it talks about the middle class which is 'more informal'
Half Caste - John Agard
Quotes:
'Excuse me, standing on one leg, I'm half-caste'
'Expain yuself, wha yu mean when you say half-caste'
Language Technique: Agard list's imagery of different things valued in the UK/West
Context Points:
Agard is from Guyana, He is of mixed race - His mother was white and his father was black
Agard liked the different cultures in the UK but found uncomfortable attitudes from British people about those of different cultures and races
Structure Technique: He uses a Caribbean dialect - asserting pride in his heritage