Flag (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'Flag'
Author of 'Flag'
John Agard
Agard's birth year
Agard's birth year
1949
Agard's birthplace
Agard's birthplace
British Guiana (now Guyana)
Main theme of 'Flag'
Main theme of 'Flag'
Power of national symbols & blind patriotism
Device: 'just a piece of cloth'
Device: 'just a piece of cloth'
Irony
Device: 'brings nation to its knees'
Device: 'brings nation to its knees'
Metaphor and paradox
Device: 'guts of men grow bold'
Device: 'guts of men grow bold'
Personification
Device: 'outlive the blood you bleed'
Device: 'outlive the blood you bleed'
Contrast and irony
Device: 'blind your conscience'
Device: 'blind your conscience'
Metaphor
Structure of 'Flag'
Structure of 'Flag'
Dialogue between naive & worldly persona
Rhyme scheme stanzas 1-4
Rhyme scheme stanzas 1-4
Alternates full & half rhymes
Final stanza rhyme form
Final stanza rhyme form
Rhyming couplet