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16 Cards in this Set
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Ozymandias- cold command |
sneer of cold command- the sculptor understood the arrogance of the ruler through the use of a alliteration |
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Ozymandias- traveller, antique land |
I met a traveller from an antique land- Shelley frames the poem as a story to make it clear that the narrator hasn't seen the statue himself, he's only heard about it. Showing how unimportnant he is now |
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Ozymandias- 3 words |
vast, trunkless and stone- emphasises size and stature but also shows the statue is incomplete |
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Ozymandias- king |
'King of Kings'- arrogant and powerful-he even challenged other rulers through the use of a metaphor |
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Ozymandias- lone level |
'Lone and level' alliteration- emphasises the feeling of empty space in the surrounding desert |
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London- 1 word |
'Wander' Sounds purposeless- could reflect how he feels powerless to change whats happening |
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London- chartered |
'Each chartered street' - suggests the whole city is affected, not just one area |
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London- Another 1 word |
'Marks'- means 'notice', but also suggests everyone he sees is marked by experience |
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London- every cry man |
' In every cry of every man' repitition emphasises feeling of bleakness-despair affects everyone and there'sno relief from it |
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London- chimney |
'Chimney-Sweepers' they were usually young- its emotive imagery for child labour |
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9 themes |
Power of Nature and Humans, Effects of conflict, Reality of conflict, Loss and Absence, memory, negative emotions, identity and individuals experiences |
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Checking out me History- dem |
'Dem tell me' emphasises seperateness of the british education system from himself |
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Checking out me history- bandage/eye |
'Bandage up me eye'- deliberate attempt to hide history. Image of bandage is ironic |
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Checking out me history- me own x2 |
'me own history and me own identity' repeated phrases show that heritage and personal identity are connected |
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Checking out me history- vision |
'with vision' it contrasts to how he was blinded of his formal education |
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The prelude- clue- her |
led by her use of personification to the pronoun 'her' is referring to nature |
