mr everything English 5 poems

• near to the knocks , here and now , his bloody life in my bloody hands " - remains 


  This quote shows the idea of ptsd and how his hands are a symbol of his crimes . The repetition of " bloody " emphasises how the killing is fresh in his mind . it contains cyclical structure because in the beginning he was near to the knuckle and had blood on his hands but it was not the same effect because he was loving it then but now it is the idea that this crime can not be washed because the mind can not get over it
• blink "  " sleep " " dream " - remains 


  These three words create a semantic field which represents peace because when you " blink " " sleep " and " dream " you are at peace and when you can rest . the semantic field shows you how this man is not physically affected but mentally affected which is the Volta because he does not have this predator mindset anymore and now he cannot sleep and relax
• I see every round as it rips through his life " - remains 


  a graphic hyperbole is used to demonstrate the lack of glory and honour this killing is not pretty but still a matter of fact it is a violent death and shot to kill shows you the viciousness with which these soldiers killed this man and it was like they were hunting an animal
• " king , honour , human dignity , ect dropped like luxuries in a yelling alarm " - bayonet charge


  This is a Volta because everything he has been told to fight for was dropped. In that moment of time all the lies he had been fed he " dropped " it and opened his eyes and is free . " King , honour and human dignity " were the things he was told he was fighting for because you fight for your king and the respect of your people back home . the quote juxtaposes what a solider is meant to do
• He was running like a man who has jumped up in the dark and runs " - Bayonet charge 


  this quote shows he does not know what he is doing . the adjective " dark " symbolises that his eyes are blinded and he can not see the truth and can not see why he is here . the whole quote is a simile
• " bullets smacking the belly cut of the air " - Bayonet charge

  this quote is a metaphor . the onomatopoeia " smacking " shows he is running and can hear bullets going off text to him which shows he is not trained because he carries on running instead of taking cover
• " mind forged manacles I hear " - London 


  the verb " I hear " implies he can hear everyone's manacles and everyone is being controlled also there is juxtaposition with the verb " I hear " because is he hearing his own mantles or is he hearing there's because he thinks he is free but so is everyone else . " manacles " is symbolic because manacles are chains implying that everyone is being controlled and nobody is free
• " marks in every face I meet marks of weakness marks of woe " - London 


  this quote highlights that nobody is safe and everyone in London is controlled and everyone is suffering . in this quote he could be referring to the government or institutions . weakness and woe are adjectives
• “ hapless soldiers sigh runs in blood down palace walls ” 

  The blood is on the palace walls implying the blood is on the kings and queens hands and he is attacking the monarchy. The enjambent is used to emphesis the blood running down the palace walls . “ hapless suggests that the soilders were useless for the british empire . ( extra hear is written into the text - how, every. And, runs) 
• " my name is Ozymandias king of kings " - Ozymandias 


  It is a hyperbole because in this quote he is exaggerating and over the top . It is a juxtaposition because Ozymandias believes he is god-like and he is all powerful and it juxtaposes with the quote " nothing beside remains " . It is symbolic because it holds the idea of a king and it is like he is worshipping power and he wants the title to himself and appear god like
• " A shattered visage lies " - Ozymandias 


  The adjective " Shattered " emphasises how broken the statue is which gives the impression that he is beyond repairable . Nature has made him " shattered " and his statue was destroyed by time . this quote shows how nature and god is in control
• “Nothhing beside remains “ - ozymandias

  This is the volta because it shows the shift in the poem because ozymandias believes he is a god but over time that changes which represents how your life can switch very quickly. The caeusura emphesises the point 
• “Our brains ache in the merciless iced east winds that knife us”- exposure 

  Personifcation of “our brain ache” shows the brain itself is struggling and this could be linked to propaganda because they have been fed so much it is like the can not think straight. The sibilnace of the ‘s’ sounds mimics the sound of nature and the long knives can represent the knives stabbing which shows the power of nature. It shows the men being helpless because nature is powerful 
• “The mad gusts tugging on the wire” - exposure 

  You can link this to anger because nature is not happy with these people because they are killing. Personification “tugging on the wire” tugging is a verb 
• “But nothing happens” - exposure 

  Repition of “nothing happens”. They dont understand the war has already begain because they are getting beaten by nature and this is juxtaposition because alot is happening. Just because they are not fighting people they think everything is okay