Poetry Quotes Flashcards
Ozymandias 1
“King of kings”
He is a God-arrogance
Ozymandias 2
“Nothing beside remains”
Power of nature
Ozymandias 3
“Cold commands”
Alliteration-arrogance
Ozymandias 4
“Boundless and bare”
Alliteration
London 1
Repetion of:
“In every”
London 2
“In every infant’s cry of fear”
Hearing distressing noises
London 3
“Black’ning church”
Corrupt
London 4
“And the hapless soldier’s sigh”
London 5
“Runs in blood down palace walls”
Links to the french revolution-people behind palace walls are protected
London 6
“Blasts the New-born infant’s tear”
Innocence lost immediately
London 7
“Marriage hearse”
Oxymoron (marriage and death)
My Last Duchess 1
“Since none puts by the curtain I have drawn for you but I”
Sense of power and control (now)
My Last Duchess 2
“A nine-hundred-years-old name”
Power of humans-proud
My Last Duchess 2
“A nine-hundred-years-old name”
My last Duchess 3
“I gave commands”
My last Duchess 3
“I gave commands”
My Last Duchess 4
“As if alive”
My Last Duches 5
“Notice Neptune, though, Taming a sea-horse, thought a rarity, Which Clause of Innsbruck cast in bronze for me!”
Charge of the light brigade 1
“Half a league” x3
Charge of the light brigade 2
“Rode the six hundred”
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification
The Prelude 1
“But huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men moved slowly through the mind.”
Simile-describing the power of mature
The Prelude 2
“By day, and were trouble to my dreams.”
Contrast to confidence.
The Prelude 3
“The grim shape towered between me and the stars.”
The mountain-power of nature
The Prelude 4
“With purpose of its own and measured motion like a living thing strode after me.”
Description of the mountain being in control
Exposure 1
“The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow”
Personification
Exposure 2
“Our brains ache”
Shared experiences
Exposure 3
“But nothing happens” stanza(s) 1,3,4,8
Repetition
Exposure 4
“Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces”
Personification