2024 AQA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE PAPER 2

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Ozymandias: Key concepts - ANSWER Power,pride,arrogance,loss and art London: Key concepts - ANSWER Poverty, conflict,power and religion The Prelude: Key concepts - ANSWER Hubris,s... piritual, nature,power My last Duchess: Key concepts - ANSWER Unfaithful,possessive,control,arrogance Charge of the light brigade: Key concepts - ANSWER Stress,political,heros,hopelessness,glory Exposure: Key concepts - ANSWER Misery,bravery,suffering,weather Storm on the island: Key concepts - ANSWER Isolation,weather,fear,power Bayonet charge: Key concepts - ANSWER Young,violence,panic,destruction Remains: Key concepts - ANSWER Trauma,PTSD,death,pain,fear Poppies: Key concepts - ANSWER Religious,longing,bonds,sacrifice War photographer: Key concepts - ANSWER Horrors,PTSD,religion,publicity Kamikaze: Key concepts - ANSWER Social,honour,neglection,culture What describes the king in Ozymandias? - ANSWER He is cold hearted and a arrogant ruler, the king has much power which he loses and becomes insignificant. What does the king become in 'Ozymandias'? - ANSWER A 'colossal wreck' he stands all alone in the desert isolated and abandoned. Shelly emphasises that power is not important. What is is the context for 'London'? - ANSWER The poem is set during a time in england where there was poverty, child labour and a war with france. What the poem 'london' challenging? - ANSWER It criticizes people who have power such as the church, monarchy and the wealthy. It focuses about the way people are sacrificed for the powerful. How does mountain overpower the boat and man in the 'Prelude'? - ANSWER 'A little boat' emphasises how insignificant they both are. Could be be a reference to a man made object and how it is nothing to pure nature. How does the 'prelude' show that the man is fearful of the mountain? - ANSWER There is a repetition of 'craggy' which suggest that he is losing any words to describe the massive structure. What does the duke hint throughout 'my last duchess'? - ANSWER Throughout he hints that he killed the duchess because she was unfaithful. Her 'spot of joy' angered him because he had no control. Why did the duke become angry with the duchess? - ANSWER Because she treasured all the presents she received and ranked them all the same which made the arrogant sire upset. What kind of rhythm is in 'the charge of the light brigade'? - ANSWER The dactylic rhythm mimics the galloping of the horses in the valley. Why is the structure interesting in 'the charge of the light brigade?' - ANSWER The repetition of the structure emphasises the poor soldiers journey under heavy fire into 'the jaws of death' What is fighting the soldiers in 'exposure'? - ANSWER Personification of the wind is brutal and attacking them, they become exposed to the horrific conditions. Who abandoned the soildgers in 'exposure'? - ANSWER God has abandoned them, and they have abandoned god their own love and trust in god has died. What is the context for 'Storm on the island'? - ANSWER The writer lived in ireland and grew up in a farming community, he uses are large number of natural images in his poems. What is the structure for 'Storm on the island'? - ANSWER The verses are unrhymed and gives it a very controversial tone. How does the 'bayonet charge' poem start? - ANSWER In medias res, which means it suddenly begins in the middle of the action. How are the soldiers made to seem [Show More]

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