Lament (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'Lament'
Author of 'Lament'
Gillian Clarke
War that inspired 'Lament'
War that inspired 'Lament'
First Gulf War 1991
Definition of 'lament'
Definition of 'lament'
Mourning poem/funeral song
What did Iraqi forces cause in the Gulf War?
What did Iraqi forces cause in the Gulf War?
Largest oil spill in history
'Nest of sickness' - literary device
'Nest of sickness' - literary device
Oxymoron and metaphor
What 'funeral silk' refers to
What 'funeral silk' refers to
Black oil coating cormorant's feathers
'Mortal stain' symbolises
'Mortal stain' symbolises
Oil spill's permanent damage to ocean
'Uniform of fire' meaning
'Uniform of fire' meaning
Soldier engulfed in flames
'Ashes of language' symbolises
'Ashes of language' symbolises
Failure of communication and peace
Form of 'Lament'
Form of 'Lament'
Elegy (mourning poem)
Repetitive phrase in each stanza
Repetitive phrase in each stanza
'For the...'
Key structural shift in 'Lament'
Key structural shift in 'Lament'
Life to death/escalating destruction