Form/strucrtire Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Ozymandias
A
- irregular line breaks sonnet - gives way to new power over time
- story passed down
- Enjambment, uneven pattern - broken statue - nothing last forever
- second hand account - distance reader from ruler - not important
- end showing vastness of landscape - insignificance
2
Q
Death of a naturalist
A
Free verse no rhyme - unpredictability of the change, unstructured nature of his childhood
Enjambment - childish stream of consciousness + overflowing emotions for nature + nature unable to be constrained
Volta - change childhood to adolescence. Innocence -> mature understanding and fear
Caesura - heighten key moments
Conversational, childish tone - innocent
First person - autobiographical
Sensory imagery - show horror + fascination
3
Q
Imperceptible as grief
A
Stable rhyme scheme - constant change, predicable pattern of nature and life as time moves on
Enjambment - time doesnt stop
Caesura - dashes, encourages reflection, slows poem
4
Q
Mametz wood
A
Uneven line length - uneven ground, unfair conditions
