Selected Poems (2013 Edition) by Tony Harrison (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Year & publisher of Harrison's Selected Poems
Year & publisher of Harrison's Selected Poems
2013, Penguin
3 major works in Harrison's Selected Poems
3 major works in Harrison's Selected Poems
The Loiners (1970), School of Eloquence (1976), v. (1985)
Harrison's birth year and place
Harrison's birth year and place
1937, Leeds
Dialect Harrison features vs establishment accent
Dialect Harrison features vs establishment accent
Yorkshire dialect vs Received Pronunciation (RP)
Harrison's metaphor for poetry's role against injustice
Harrison's metaphor for poetry's role against injustice
'Ammunition' against social apathy and injustice
Theme explored in Bookends between father & son
Theme explored in Bookends between father & son
'Class rift's emotional frost' from education
Subject of v. poem
Subject of v. poem
Defacement of war memorial by skinheads
Traditional form Harrison uses ironically with dialect
Traditional form Harrison uses ironically with dialect
Sonnets
Two poets Harrison is compared to
Two poets Harrison is compared to
William Blake and Seamus Heaney
Centrepiece work about education & class in collection
Centrepiece work about education & class in collection
The School of Eloquence