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• What does power lead to according to the study material?

  A sense of entitlement causing arrogance
• How does Shelley illustrate the ruler's character in "Ozymandias"?

  Through the ruin of the statue
• What literary devices are used in "sneer of cold command"?

  Plosives and assonant sounds
• What impression does the phrase "sneer of cold command" create?

  An unking, uncaring leader
• What does the sculptor's ability to "read those passions" imply?

  A sarcastic tone about the ruler
• Who is the ruler that "Ozymandias" is based on?

  Ramses II
• What does the creation of the statue imply about the workers?

  They suffered greatly to create it
• How does Blake criticize the ruling classes in his poem?

  By creating a sense of distance
• What does Blake observe while wandering through London?

  The poverty and suffering of the poor
• What does the repetition of "Marks on every face I meet" imply?

  Widespread suffering among the people
• What does the term "marks" suggest about the people's suffering?

  It is visible and widespread
• What does "blood runs down the palace walls" insinuate?

  The monarchy is complicit in suffering
• What does the "blood" symbolize in the context of the poem?

  Innocent men dying due to decisions
• How do both poets feel towards the rulers?

  They feel resentment towards them
• What does "King of Kings" suggest about Ozymandias's view of himself?

  He believes he is superior to others
• What does the phrase "the hand that mocked them, the heart that fed" imply?

  The ruler is cruel and neglectful
• What effect does the caesura have in the phrase "the hand that mocked them, the heart that fed"?

  It creates impact and makes us pause
• What does "mocked" connote in the context of the ruler's actions?

  Belittling and ridiculing the subjects
• What does the size of the statue symbolize?

  The ostentatious symbol of the ruler's power
• What does the adjective "vast" imply about the statue's legs?

  They are immense in size
• What does the ruin of the statue infer about power?

  It cannot be held onto indefinitely
• What is Shelley commenting on through the poem?

  The unfairness of political systems
• How does Blake view the nature of politicians and societal structures?

  As corrupt and causing great suffering
• What does the repetition in "In every cry of every man" reinforce?

  The widespread nature of sorrow
• What does the metaphor "the mind-forg'd man" suggest?

  People are mentally trapped and suffering
• What does the enjambement in the poem indicate?

  Continuing suffering for small children
• What does the suffering of small children in the Victorian era indicate?


  Harsh treatment by employers
• What does Blake's metaphor indicate about people's suffering?

  They are trapped with no escape
• What is the overall message about power in the study material?

  It creates entitlement, arrogance, and suffering