Tissue x Ozymandias Flashcards
(11 cards)
Who is
Tissue
written by?
Imtiaz Dharker
What is the
form of Tissue?
and why?
Free Verse
this is anti-establishment, spreading innovative ideas
it is also free to be interpreted
What is the
rhyme scheme of Tissue?
and why?
it is unrhymed
this highlights the irregularities of life
What would you compare
Tissue with?
and what are your three points?
Ozymandias
- Transcience of humans and the power of nature.
- Destructive power of the world.
- Power of the artist in creating art.
Who is
Ozymandias
written by?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
What is the
form of Ozymandias?
and why?
a Sonnett
this is usually about love, in order to critique society’s love of empire
What is the
meter of Ozymandias?
Iambic Pentameter
What would you compare
Ozymandias to?
and what are your three points?
Tissue
- Transcience of humans and the power of nature.
- Destructive power of the world.
- Power of the artist in creating art.
What is your
first point for Tissue x Ozymandias?
and what quotations are you using for this?
Transcience of humans and the power of nature.
Tissue -> “feel their drift, see how easily they fall away on a sigh, a shift in the direction of the wind”
Ozymandias -> “round the decay […] the long and level sands stretch far away”
What is your
second point for Tissue x Ozymandias?
and what quotations are you using for this?
Destructive power of the world.
Tissue -> “but let the daylight break through capitals and monoliths”
Ozymandias -> “nothing beside remains”, “boundless and bare”
What is your
third point for Tissue x Ozymandias?
and what quotations are you using for this?
Power of the artist in creating art.
Tissue -> “where a hand has written in the names and histories”
Ozymandias -> “the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed”
