all poem general

Question 1

form of ozymandias

Answer 1

sonnet - blend of petrachan + shakespearean

Question 2

themes of ozymandias

Answer 2

power of humanity, power of nature, pride

Question 3

power of nature in ozymandias quotes

Answer 3

• “round the decay/ of that colossal wreck”
• “the lone and level sands stretch far away”
• “nothing beside remains”

Question 4

power of humanity/ pride in ozymandias quotes

Answer 4

• “my name is ozymandias, king of kings”
• “look on my works, ye mighty and despair”
• “the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed”

Question 5

poems that explore power of humanity (6)

Answer 5

• ozymandias
• london
• my last duchess
• storm on the island
• tissue
• checking out me history

Question 6

poems that explore power of nature (6)

Answer 6

-ozymandias
- extract from the prelude
- exposure
- storm on the island
- tissue
- kamikaze

Question 7

poems that explore pride (3)

Answer 7

• ozymandias
• extract from prelude
• my last duchess

Question 8

compare power in london and one other poem

Answer 8

(comparing with emigree) - political power
sim:
- both explore impact of political power on identity and memory
- examine lasting effects of displacement and political change
- shows that cities are corrupt and dangerous
- shows how a lone voice can try to achieve political change
- reflecting upon how oppressed can resist tyrannical power

diff:
emigree:
- focus on emotional impact of exile + role of memory in shaping identity
- [corrupt system] in countries they leave + settle
london
- adresses the social + political issues within urban setting
- constant struggle ( songs of innocence/expierience)

purpose
emigree
- reflects on emotional expierience of displacement + enduring power of memories
london
- critiques negative consequences of societal issues on individuals and societal well being