Poems Flashcards
What is Storm on the island about
a community of islanders who are preparing for a storm, investigating the battle of nature vs man
Key quotations in Storm on the island
“So that you can live in fear forgetting that it pummels your house too.”
Other poems that link to storm on the island
Whilst this might not seem like an obvious theme, many of the poems deal with the natural world in some way or another “Ozymandia”
What is the Poem London About
by visionary English poet William Blake. The poem describes a walk through London, which is presented as a pained, and impoverished city in which all the speaker can find is misery.
Key Quotation in London
“Marks of weakness, marks of woe.” Again William Blake uses alliteration with the quote… This is used to highlight how poverty effects all ages and “every” emphasises a community, or a society.
Other poems that link to London
It links to another poem in the collection - “The Chimney Sweep”
What is My Last duchess About
The poem is about an Itallian Duke, who has supposedly killed his first wife and is now planning another wedding to another woman
Key Quotes in My last duchess
Oh, sir, she smiled, no doubt, Whene’er I passed her; but who passed without. …
We’ll meet. The company below, then.
Other poems that link to my last duchess
In the poems Ozymandias by Percy Shelley, and My Last Duchess by Robert Browning, power is depicted as unstable and easily lost, creating a tone of mockery.
What is the Prelude About
The Prelude is unparallelled in its detailed portrayal of the writer’s sense of his self and his mind
Key quotes in The Prelude
Be nothing better than a wandering cloud, I cannot miss my way. And I was taught to feel, perhaps too much, The self-sufficing power of solitude.
Other poems that link to the prelude
Despite being written more than a century apart, ‘The Prelude: Stealing the Boat’ and ‘Storm on the Island’
What is Ozymandias about
The poem concerns the discovery of a semi-destroyed and decaying statue of Ramesses II, also known as Ozymandias, and shows how power deteriorates and will not last forever
Key quotes in Ozymandias
“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; /Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
Other poems that link to ozymandias
Power and Conflict” anthology that could be compared to “Ozymandias,” including “London” by William Blake, “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, and “The Prelude” by William Wordsworth.
