War of the Worlds
What is the name of the narrator?
Unknown
What year was Wells born?
1866
What gender is the poet?
Stevie Smith is female
Give a definition of 'free verse'
The poem has no set rhyme or metre.
The name ‘Ozymandias’ is an Ancient Greek name for who?
King Rameses II
Who is the antagonist?
Aliens from Mars
What was Wells' first job?
He graduated from London University in 1888, becoming a science teacher.
Give a definition of Anaphora :
A form of repetition where the poem starts several lines with the same word or words
What is 'Consumerism'?
Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, a rise in population and a focus on profits in business has led to mass production, where products are made and sold on a large scale for maximum financial reward
Give a definition for the word 'Sonnet'
The poem takes the form of a sonnet, a short lyric poem of 14 lines that expresses a single concept or idea, usually with a significant shift in tone or perspective towards the end.
What is the name of the scientist?
Oglivy
When did Wells die?
1946
What literary device is being used in the line : “The ant is busy ”
Symbolism
What literary device is used in the line '“The name of the product I tested is Life"?
Irony and Metaphor
What were Shelley's radical political views?
Socialist, anti-monarchist
What is the key weapon of the aliens?
Heat ray
Name another famous book of Wells'
The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man
What literary device is being used in the line : “Speak not to me of tears, / Tyranny, pox, wars,”
Asyndetic listing
Name three themes of the poem
Existence ● Economics ● Capitalism, consumerism and materialism ● Modernism ● Postmodernism ● Pessimism ● Business
Name three themes of the poem
Power ● Tyranny ● History ● Time ● Nature ● Death ● Anthropology ● Archaeology ● Leadership
What is a key theme of the novel?
Complacency, Fear and Violence
What scientific advances did he predict in his writings?
Lasers (‘Heat Rays’), gas used as a weapon and bombing from the air.
What is the function of enjambment in the poem?
Helps the writer convey a sense of decay and degeneration as the lines imperfectly flow into one another
What literary device is used in the line : “…it’s waterproof /but not heat resistant"?
Paradox
Explain the attitude from the poem 'Great empires will always fall'
In reference to its exploration of history and time, Shelley concludes that all political structures are ultimately transient; they fade over time rather than remaining forever