english poems

Created by

kizzy nsubuga

Cards (34)

London Quotes  
“runs in blood down palace walls“
”the mind forged monacles i hear”
”how the youthful harlots curse”
Ozymandias Quotes 
“wrinkled lip, sneer of cold command”
”my name is ozymandias kind of kings”
”nothing beside remains”
Exposure 
“in the merciless iced east winds that knife us”
”but nothing happens“
”for love of god seems dying”
Remains Quotes 
“we get send out to the looters”
”probably armed possibly not”
”his blood shadow stays on the street”
Extract from the prelude Quotes 
“one summer evening“
”was nothing but the stars and the grey sky“
”a trouble to my dreams”
Storm on the Island Quotes
“This wizened earth”
”exploding comfortably“
”it’s a huge nothing that we fear”
London
”runs in blood down palace walls”
-rebelling against the monarchy
-the blood of soldiers is on the royals hands
-the church is evil and abusing there power
London
”the mind forged monacles i hear” 
-people are prisoners of there own mind ( ozymandias is a prisoner of his own mind which drove him mad)
-people can’t imagin a diffrent life style
London
“how the youthful harlots curse” 
-a harlots curse refers to a woman's role in society as a prostitute , she is cursed with this role
-time doesn’t change anything , everyone is doomed
-the corruptness of society attacks innocence
Ozymandias
”wrinkled lip , sneer of cold command”
-semantic field of crulety
-he was an unfair and brutal leader
Ozymandias
”my name is ozymandias king of kings“
-God of gods
-he’s referring to himself as the highest up in society which is ironic as his statue ends up crumbled on the floor
-he believes he’s superior but in the end time destroys him
Ozymandias - enjamned lines reflect the unstopable march of time
”nothing beside remains“
-he built something huge and impressive but nothing is as huge as time
-time destroys ozymandias(time destroys children in London before their born)
Remains
”we get sent out to tackle the looters“
-they have been ordered to be violent
Remains
”probably armed , possibly not“
-he can’t be sure they we’re armed and that’s what haunts him -he’s taunted and we’re shown this through repetition which also shows his inability to move on
remains
”his blood shadow stays on the street” 
-the stain demonstrates his eternal guilt
-the memory cannot be washed away it’s permenant
Exposure-enjamed lines reflect the never ending assault
”in the merciless iced east winds that knife us 
-knife = perfsonification
-the weather is tourchering them
Exposure
”but nothing happens” 
-they are waiting for something to happen
-they are on edge
exposure
“for the love of god seems dying”
-what they’ve witnessed and seen is so horrific they no longer believe in god
-religion and innocence is gone
extract from the prelude
“one summers evening”
-nature is beutifull and romantic like a fairy tail
extract from the prelude
“was nothing but the stars and the grey sky” 
-he’s alone in his thoughts
-grey sky foreshadows negative weather and a foggy mind
-hes yet to realise natures against him
extract from the prelude-enjamed lines show panic and frantic mindset
“a trouble to my dreams”
-he’s tourmented and tourtured by these thoughts
-natures given him an experience he will never forget
-nature has a big impact in the world
storm on the island- one huge stanza shoes the sunnden appearance of the storm
”this wizened earth” 
-wizened means shrinkly,old,death
-nature is ancient and he can sence it’s about to collapse
storm on the island
”exploding comfortably down on the cliffs”
-oxymoron
-he’s trying to see positives in disaster as you must rember nature is meant to be safe and beutifull
storm on the island
“it’s a huge nothing that we fear“
-oxymoron
-the enmy is invisible but all powerfull
extract from the prelude
the story begins as a utopia
“one summers evening”
the journey of a young boy who steals a boat , he quickly becomes fearful of the mountains that surround him and the looming weather
“nothing but the stars and the grey sky”
“upon the summit of a craggy ridge”
he returns home but the experience haunts hun
“a trouble to my dreams“
nature has given him an experience which has shapen his identity
The emigree quotes  
“i am branded by an impression of sunlight”
”i comb its hair and love its shining eyes”
”they mutter death and my shadow falls as evidence of sunlight”
kamikaze Quotes 
“one way journey into history”
“rembered how he and his brothers waiting on the shore”
“no longer the father we loved”
”which had been the better way to die”
Kamikaze
”one way journey into history” 
-after this journey his life will be history , he will only be a memory
-he doesn’t know if he’ll return it’s a one way journey
The Emigree
“i comb its hair and love its shining eyes” 
-shes personifying her home country
-she loves it like a mother to a child and is reminising
-she shows how she would care for it if she was able to return
The emigree
”i am branded by an impression of sunglight”
-good connatations of a warm , happy life
-shes permenantly branded by sunlight , the memory will never leave her side
The Emigree
”they mutter death and my shadow falls as evidence of sunlight“ 
-her light and life has fallen
-she doesn’t feel happy and alive anymore
-she was forced to leave her country , she didn’t want to
Kamikaze
”no longer the father we loved“
-he died both mentally and physically
-what had been the better way to die , his loving family is just a memory now they no longer love him
Kamikaze
”remembered how he and his brothers waiting on the shore”
-all he has left is memorys before he does the mission
-he was reminising when his life was positive
London
”near where the chartered thames does flow”
-this shows that the love blake has for nature is being “chartered” and damaged by nature
-nature has all power
-the juxtaposition of chartered and flow shoes how impossible it is for humans to dominate over nature