power Flashcards
hawk roosting evaluative openers
Hughes uses ‘Hawk Roosting’ as a vehicle to bring attention to the effect that power has on individuals and how it can easily be abused and can cloud the individual’s judgment shown by the megalomaniac nature of the hawk
hawk roosting context
After studying anthropology, Hughes often used animals in his poems to imply the instinctually nature of man and to present the relationships between nature and industry.
hawk roosting overview
Hughes uses ‘Hawk Roosting’ as a vehicle to bring attention to the effect that power has on individuals and how it can easily be abused and can cloud the individual’s judgment shown by the megalomaniac nature of the hawk. After studying anthropology, Hughes often used animals in his poems to imply the instinctually nature of man and to present the relationships between nature and industry.
ozymandias evaluative openers
Percy Bysshe Shelley uses “Ozymandias” as a vehicle to highlight how power and worldly possessions are temporary and nature outlasts all material wealth
ozymandias context
The inspiration for this poem came from the discovery of fragments at the remains of Rameses II’s statue which used to stand tall and proud however it now is just a mere fragment among the vast desert. As a romantic poet, Shelley has an elevated view of nature and uses this to bring attention to the fact that nature surpasses human power.
ozymandias overview
Percy Bysshe Shelley uses “Ozymandias” as a vehicle to highlight how power and worldly possessions are temporary and nature outlasts all material wealth. The inspiration for this poem came from the discovery of fragments at the remains of Rameses II’s statue which used to stand tall and proud however it now is just a mere fragment among the vast desert. As a romantic poet, Shelley has an elevated view of nature and uses this to bring attention to the fact that nature surpasses human power.
