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Half a league half a league  Half a league onward  All in the valley of Death  Rode the six hundred  Forward the Light Brigade  Charge for the guns he said  Into the valley of Death . Structure. Written in free verse. There is no rhyme scheme. . The stanza lengths differ. The first stanza is short compared to the other stanzas (explained later). There is enjambment used, such as in the first stanza, to produce fear and tempo throughout the poem. . is Latin for ‘seize the day’. It is an expression that encourages people to live every day to the full and don’t waste time putting things off.. ‘To His Coy Mistress’ is an example of a . Futility. Summary of poem:. This poem was written at Ripon in May 1918.. It tries to capture the essence of feelings of futility; of senselessness and waste.. Owen wants the reader to understand the utter pointlessness of life beginning if it is to end on the battlefield.. WHAT IS A BALLAD?. A. . ballad is a lively . storytelling. (NARRATIVE) . poem written in what is called the . ballad . stanza. . (QUATTRAIN). ballads tell stories in a particularly lively. , scene-by-scene style. . The narrator’s name is Sikh and the name Singh is a common Sikh name. A pun on ‘sing song’. People say Indians speak in a ‘sing-song’ manner and rhythm when they speak English – the song of Singh. T-Title. T: Predict the TITLE. What do you think the title means? . TPCASTT for “The Bells”. TPCASTT. P-. Paraphase. Summarize the poem by stanza. Stanza #1: It’s winter time and silver sleigh bells can be heard lightly tinkling musically. Stars twinkle in the night sky. The bells predict merriment (happiness).. Matthew Arnold. Background. This poem was written in June 1851 shortly after Arnold visited Dover on holiday with his newly married wife, Lucy. However, it is perfectly legitimate – some would say preferable – to read the poem without reference to these biographical details. What is evident is that, in the poem, Arnold’s agnostic approach to religion is very evident and clearly of great concern to him.. By Amber Wetzel and Ella McClarnon. Historical Context . Wilfred Owens. Born/ raised in England. enlisted in WW1 in 1915. several injuries put him in a hospital- met many influential people. shot and killed in war 1 week before armistice was signed. Carol Ann Duffy. Objectives. To understand and be able to comment on the thoughts and feelings of Mrs Lazarus after her husband has died and when he returns. Starter. Who was Lazarus?. How might you react in a similar situation?. by James Berry. Prepared by . Mrs. Schaaffe -McFarlane. Dreaming Black Boy. I wish.  my teacher’s eyes wouldn’t. go past me today. . Wish.  he’d know. it’s okay to hug me when I kick. a goal. . Emily Dickinson. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,. And Mourners to and fro. Kept treading - treading - till it seemed. That Sense was breaking through -. And when they all were seated,. Title means - “how and sweet and proper”. Quoted from Horace a Roman philosopher. Quote passed through generations and was taught to children during Owen’s time.. The poem has nothing sweet and proper in it so it. Rhymes. A pair of rhyming lines is called a . couplet. . Couplets are frequently run together, not separated as stanzas. . “. While the plowman near at hand, . Whistles o’er the furrowed land”. Fifteen Stanza 1 South of the Bridge on Seventeenth I found back of the willows one summer day a motorcycle with engine running as it lay on its side, ticking over slowly in the high grass. I was fifteen