Ozymandias And Tissue Flashcards
Opening
In the poem tissue and Ozymandias, both Imtiaz darker and Percy Shelley depict how, human power can dominate and controlled environment.
However, both poets suggest that human power is fragile, compared to the power of nature.
Whilst dark, it seems to suggest that people should be gentle and flexible to avoid conflict and bring about change, Shelley seems to be specifically warning powerful rule is that their power is limited
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Darkeruses the extended metaphor of tissue or paper to perhaps represent different types of human power. Whilst some paper is fragile, and delicate, are the types of paper can be rigid and symbolise the ideas of control.
This is evident in the “find slips from grocery shops might fly all lives like paper kites “
Could be a reference to receipts, suggesting the power of money or the power of capitalism. The simile is powerful because darker might be suggesting that too easily We allow need to control all lives.
By stating that they can fly our lives, like paper, kites it indicates that we to easily Money control or manipulate us .
Suggest that we have become fragile in the face of money because we place too much importance on wealth.
Adj fine has dual meaning.
Connotations of punishment - or delicate critisizing its power even though it is fragile.
Encourage reader to question relation ship with money
Paragraph 2 -Ozymandias-power can be domineering and controlling
Ozymandias-power can be domineering and controlling
Use a statue of pharaoh to symbolise human power
“ sneer of cold command”
Deliberately crafts as arrogant and egotistical, who enjoy spreading fear .
Alliteration of cold command, suggests Ozymandias is controlling and lacking in human feeling . No empathy, but wants to dominate perhaps violently.
Presents power as much more sinister and frightening force than in tissue, which is a reinforced in the “look upon my works ye mighty and despair!”
Obsessed with how people view him which emphasises the arrogance. an allegory for King George the third, who ruled Britain in 18th century.
As a romantic poet, Shelley passionately believe that all human beings were equal and was opposed to the monarchy. However, it was extremely dangerous to express the views, so he has hidden political messages in their poems.
Paragraph 3- human power is fragile and nature is supreme
This is evident in the Motif of daylight and sunlight which are referred to throughout tissue
In stanza, five darker refers to “maps to sunlight breakthrough, their boarderlines,”
Maps could be seen as an attempt for human control to dominate the natural environment. Borderlands are often associated with control restriction and limited freedom.
However, the fact nature breaks through this represents un stoppable power of nature. Only temporary - nature is eternal
Paragraph 3 part 2 - human power is fragile, and nature is supreme
This is also emphasised in. “ let daylight break through, capitals and monoliths”
Monolyths refer to single stone structures that could symbolise how human power is rigid and inflexible much like the statue of Ozymandias.
Imperative LET - she believes in allowing nature to destroy power like this
Daylight has connotations of warmth, nature and comfort - perhaps arguing we need to allow more freedom on the way to bring joy and happiness to people
She challenges stereotypes, and considers herself to be most Muslim and Christian . This could be controversial, so she could be arguing that the world should be more free for people to live as they choose.
Paragraph 4 - human power is fragile. Nature is supreme.
Shelley describes the statue as a colossal wreck and refers to two vast and trunkless legs. Here is the use of juxtaposition emphasises how fragile and temporary human power is. Sibilance - sound of desert create eerie tone intimidating atm
The image of a shattered visage creates a sense of irony King, who believed to strongly in his own power, who tried so hard to percent, greatness through a statue has now been forgotten and destroyed by time
Adj convey idea statue is enormous and intimidating. Ths pthers suggest broken upon repair
Shelley uses the desert surrounding the wreckage of the statue .
“Boundless and bare the lone and sand and stretch far away “
Alliteration, plosive, connect, uncontrolled power of the desert implies. It has no limit on like the statue.
Sand is often associated with time showing how time can erase power of man sans have covered over his memory
Desserts power is eternal and has no limit
It will last forever unlike statute.
Remind King George the third, but his power is artificial and will eventually end
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Dharker structure - uses free verse to reflect ideas about power. No rhyme and lots of enjambment.
“ if buildings, we are paper//I might feel their drift”
Reflects a message should not be controlled by strict rules or Richard structures should follow free paths if we want to. Reflects idea of breaking through man-made structures.
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By contrast, Shelley structures his poem and completely differently to convey his ideas about power
He has used some elements of Shakespearean sonnet and some elements of Petrarch and sonnet to symbolise idea of rebelling against Power and breaking strict rules.
And therefore, in some ways, his structure is similar to Darcas as they both seem to be arguing for freedom
Shellie may have been using a sonnet in order to symbolise the egotistical love
Closing
Overall, both pounds of a criticism of human power. Perhaps the meaning of encouraging more free and equal society both poet encourage their readers to reflect on the ephemeral qualities of human power, but also the eternal power.
