Ozy and Lon Flashcards
Why does Blake repeat ‘chartered’?
emphasise the power and wealth of the upper classes
what does Blake suggest poor people are trapped in?
manacles
Why does Blake criticise the church?
for not helping poor children
why does Blake describe the church as ‘blackening’?
he thinks the church should feel ashamed
whose experience does Blake explore?
the experience of the poorest
what does the destruction of Ozymandias’s statue symbolise?
how human power fades
both poems explore ______
misuse of power, nature and humankind, cruelty
who does Blake criticise
the church and the monarchy
why does Blake describe the STREETS as ‘chartered’?
highlight inequality
what does the imagery of ‘mind-forged manacles’ symbolise?
poor people being trapped in poverty
what does the statue get described as and symbolise?
a ‘colossal wreck’
wreck symbolises the power of nature
why does Blake describe the RIVER as ‘chartered’?
emphasise the power of the wealthy over what should be natural and free
