Poetry

Question 1

ozymandias quote 1

Answer 1

half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command

Question 2

Ozymandias quote 2

Answer 2

“My name is ozymandias, king of kings:/Look on my works, ye Mighty and despair!”

Question 3

Ozymandias quote 3

Answer 3

Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,/The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Question 4

ozymandias context

Answer 4

-written 1819
inspired by unearthing of statue of -pharaoh ramsesses ii
-egyptian pharaohs believed they were god in mortal form
-base of statues says king of kings
-egyptians superstitious and believed legacy would exist in underworld
-ozymandias against monarchy, war and an atheist

Question 5

ozymandias structure

Answer 5

-written in iambic pentameter - orderly -ironic
-sonnet with unusual rhyme scheme to break up the rhythm which represents the breaking down of the statue and ridicules ozymandias love of power

Question 6

london quote 1

Answer 6

I wander through each chartered street,/ Near where the chartered Thames does flow,

Question 7

london quote 2

Answer 7

The mind-forged manacles I hear:

Question 8

london quote 3

Answer 8

But most through midnight streets I hear/How the youthful harlots curse/Blasts the new-born infants tear,/ And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.

Question 9

london structure

Answer 9

-first and last stanza end with an end stop to clarify the reality of the poem-statement rather than story
-use of youth as extended metaphor for how all of society below the power triumvirate
-mix of enjambment and end stops , illusion of freedom london could have, end stops pause lines - lives stopped by authorities
-tight repetitive structure and rhyme scheme -repetitive suffering of poor
-exploration of senses , complexity and individuality of issues

Question 10

london context

Answer 10

-spearhead of the romantic movement and rebelled against misuse of power
-written 1794
-wrote poems of innocence and experience that had a counterpart-london one without counterpart from experience collection
-new perspective of london after industrial revolution
-wanted a rise in democracy like france

Question 11

the prelude quote 1

Answer 11

And, as i rose upon the stroke, my boat/Went heaving through the water like a swan;

Question 12

the prelude quote 2

Answer 12

The horizons bound, a huge peak, black and huge,

Question 13

the prelude quote 3

Answer 13

Back to the covert of the willow tree;/There in her mooring-place I left my bark,-

Question 14

prelude structure

Answer 14

-journey metaphorical transformation due to nature
-cycle of pride fear nd gratitude
-single stanza-no pause to exemplify overwhelming intensity of nature
-written in blank verse-engages the reader

Question 15

prelude context

Answer 15

-wordsworth is a romantic
-autobiographical poem comprised of 14 books. from the first book- introduction and school time
-awe and wonder universal with power that surpasses humanity, humanity frailty with lake as extended metaphor

Question 16

my last duchess quote 1

Answer 16

That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall,

Question 17

my last duchess quote 2

Answer 17

Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands; / Then all smiles stopped together.

Question 18

my last duchess quote 3

Answer 18

Notice neptune, though, /Taming a sea-horse,

Question 19

my last duchess structure

Answer 19

-dramatic monologue with no stanzas-no room for expression or deviation for his wife, dominating power
-soliloquises his own thoughts in an ironic biased account
-regular rhyme scheme , control with startling regularity and no freedom to break free even after her death
-first person perspective better understanding of context and shows control of what info he shares
-combination of enjambment and caesuras to shift between conversational and disjointed tone making his rambling unimpressive and hides rhyme scheme shows deceitful nature