poetry

quotes
Ozymandias

'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings' 1

'Look upon my works ye mighty and despair' 2

quote inferences
Ozymandias

sonnet structure represents self love
views himself as superior
shows his hubris
expects empire to last
power of man

2 quotes
The Prelude

It was an act of stealth 1

Huge peak, black and huge 2

Inferences
The Prelude

1- he knows he is morally wrong
1- proud to steal from nature
1- unaware of consequences

2- repetition of 'huge' shows how the mountain looks over him
2- overwhelmed by power of nature

2 quotes
Exposure

1- But nothing happens

2- Our brains ache in the merciless iced east winds that knive us

Inferences
Exposure

2- psychological impact of war
2- all soldiers are suffering, nature is the real enemy
2-personification 'winds that knive us' shows how the cold is painful
2- unsafe weather, nowhere is safe

1- anti climax
1- reflects the soldiers as they are waiting for something to happen
1- war is futile and pointless