Peoms Flashcards
Name 3 quotes in ozymandias
“My name is ozymandias king of kings” arrogance, narcissistic, hubris
“Look at me ye mighty and despair” authoritarian tone
“Nothing besides remains” or “colossal wreck” power doesn’t last
Name the contexts of ozymandias (AO3)
How nature can erase anything
Glorifying nature and time as being all powerful
Foreshadows the death of the British empire
Pharos like ramies the 2nd believed they where gods
They believed there legacy would last forever
He thought when he died the world would end
Name the structure of oxymandias
It’s a sonnet - love of power
Iambic pentameter - a controlled rhythm ironic how he lost his power
Disruption on end lines showing the loss of power
What is ozymandias about (AO1)
A king who thought he was better than anyone
He made a statue of himself
Nature has power over man
What is London about (AO1)
What was London like back in the day
18+19 centuries
Showing the Industrial Revolution—it should of brought good but brought out the worst in humanity
How London lacked freedom
What’s the context about London
Women had no rights
William black was a English poet
His poems usually argued that London is a dirty and corrupted place
What’s the structure of London
Full stops = key points
Regular rhyme scheme— shows the regular walking pace as the narrator walks through London
Stanza 1: misery
Stanza 2: people’s refusal on standing tall
Stanza 3: how the poor at being sacrificed for the rich and powerful
Stanza 4: how poverty is corrupting everything good
Name 3 quotes in London
“Every man’s cry”
Suffering everywhere
Men are strong and if they cry you know it’s bad
“Youthful harletts”
Oxymoron/juxtaposition
Youthful=innocent + purity
Harletts = prostitutes
Most people had no choices
“Marks of weakness marks of woe”
No one’s strong
Everyone is sad
What is the prelude about (AO1)
Enjoys nature
Scared of nature
How his views have changed
What’s the context in the prelude (AO3)
The poet wrote poems about the worlds challenges and how it effects people through time
It’s the poets emotions as a poet
What’s the structure of the prelude
The iambic pentameter shows control which is ironic due to how nature manipulated him
No rhyme scheme
The word ‘and’ is said a lot near the end to show scared
Fractured sentences show the narrators feelings of confusion and struggles throughout life
Name 3 quotes in the prelude
“Led by her”
First person
Mother Nature
Women natures a baby
Nature natures the world
“Like a swan”
Should be protected
Natures ability to go to man
Looks beautiful
“No colours of green fields”
He is alone
Realises how powerful nature is
What is my last duchess about (AO1)
Such who claimes he didn’t kill his wife but as an audience we know he did
He’s very possessive about who she looks or talks to
He’s got corrupted power
Man talk walks round his house talking out his dead wife
What’s the context in my last duchess
He’s latest wife died suspiciously, and rumours went round, that he killed her
His dad arranged his managers, and he didn’t like them, so he killed them
What’s the structure of my last duchess
Dramatic monologue
Rhyming couplets ———— control
Iambic pentameter ———↗️
Enjambment————↗️
He never lets another person speaks shows he’s controlling
Name 3 quotes from my last duchess
“My 900 year name as a gift”
This will suffice
This is enough
Should be grateful
“I chose never to stoop so low”
Big ego
Arrogant
He’s above everyone
“The curtain I have drawn for u”
Possessive
Only few can see
God like
Showing he’s power
What’s charge of the light brigade about (AO1)
The poet glorifies the horrific war
600+ soldiers who road horseback into a valley surrounded by cannons
What was the context of the change of the light brigade
The commander made the wrong decision
The poet gave glory to the soulders
The word ‘charge’ implies very powerful
The poet tweaks the battle to make People remember it
What’s the structure of the charge of the light brigade
6 stanzers and 600 men
The last line says ‘600’ to remember them
Has a rhyme scheme in the first 3 stanzers showing unity
No rhyme scheme in the last 3 stanzers showing the disruption
Name 3 quotes in the charge of the light brigade
“The noble Six hundred”
Unity
Lack of fear
Remembrance
Crates an order
“Into the valley of death”
Foreshadowing them dying
No escape
“Wild charge”
Bravery
Chaotic
All at once
Determined
What’s exposure about (AO1)
How boring war is
The poet used the weather to show imagery
He’s just waiting for something to happen
The government tells lies to get soldiers to join
What’s the contexts of exposure
Owen wants people to know the truth about war
His sense of duty is shown within the poem
He got hospitalised cuz he got she’ll shock
Another in there helped him
