Poetry Flashcards
What is the last line of Ozymandius?
“The lone and level sands stretch far away”
What are the 3 themes of Ozymandius?
Power of nature, powerful individual, frailty/fragility of power
Give 2 other quotes from Ozymandius and briefly analyse them
- “Wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command”
- Narcisstic, condescending
“The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed”
- Contrast, abusing his power by forcing people to depend on him
Ozymandius was written in ____ and at that time there were ___
1817, lots of archaeological finds in Egypt
Shelley (author of Ozymandius) is a ____ poet
romantic
Summarise the plot of Ozymandius
An ancient king named Ozymandius had a statue built of him to try and preserve his rule over people, but Shelley writes this poem to mock him as the statue is breaking down.
What is the last line of London?
“And blights with plagues the marriage hearse”
Give 2 other quotes from London and briefly analyse them
- “And mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe”
- ‘Every’ is repeated multiple times throughout the poem –> people are homogenized + submissive
- Repetition of ‘marks’ - “The mind-forged manacles I hear”
- Manacles = handcuffs
- ‘Mind-forged’ = created in your mind, restricting ourselves
What are the 2 themes of London?
- Political power of Church and state
- Oppression and powerlessness of Church and people
Summarise London
It’s about the social injustice, oppression and exploitation of the people in London and how they are failed by the people who were supposed to help them
What is the last line in Extract from, The Prelude?
‘Moved slowly through the mind By day, and were a trouble to my dreams.’
What are the 3 themes present in The Prelude?
- Power of Nature
- Fear
- Power of experience to shape our identity
Summarise The Prelude
A man steals a boat, overconfident in his rowing abilities and possessing a magnified sense of importance, before he gets humbled and overpowered by nature which causes him to change his perception of mortality and nature
Give 2 other quotes from The Prelude and briefly analyse them
- ‘Huge and mighty forms, that do not live like living men’
- Emphasises mystery and greatness of nature - ‘The horizon’s bound, a huge peak, black and huge’
- Repetition of huge to emphasise
- Presented in monstrous way - superior, eerie, ominous, predatory, intimidating, overwhelming etc
What are some possible links to The Prelude?
Ozymandius, War photographer, Storm on the Island
The prelude is a long ____ poem
autobiographical
What is the last line in My Last Duchess?
‘Notice Neptune, though, Taming a sea-horse, thought a rarity, Which Claus of Innsbruck cast in bronze for me!’
Give 2 other quotes from My Last Duchess and briefly analyse them
- ‘I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together’
- Shows how power can cause someone to not only kill someone without remorse but for others to disregard it solely because of his status - ‘Who’d stoop to blame This sort of trifling?’
- Narcissistic, unreachable standards, entitled, delusional
- Rhetorical question
What is the summary of My Last Duchess?
A wealthy Duke is talking to his emissary, attempting to gain validation for his choice of killing his last duchess and showing his narcissistic qualities to the readers
What are the themes of My Last Duchess?
- Powerful indiviuals
- Abuse of power
- Powerful emotions of jealousy, pride and arrogance
My Last Duchess is written in the style of a ____
dramatic monologue
Summarise The Charge of the Light Brigade
Soldiers go into battle and only some come out alive
What is the last line of Charge of the Light Brigade?
“Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!”
The Charge of the Light Brigade - Quotes
