poems-nature
finish the quote: king of
king of kings
explore king of kings:
- it is illustrated that shelly is condeceding his huburistic thoughts
- the quote is a decleration and amplifies his ego
- the satue is personified which allows her to demonstrate his faild attempt at imortality
- it illuminates that human power is finiate
finish the quote:______ and bare
boundless and bare
explore boundless and bare
- the plosive sounds amplifie the unforgiving and infinate power of nature
- alternativly it suggests that nature isnt to be feared but explored
- the adjective boundless can educate and provide for humans
finish the quote: shattered
shattered visage
explore shattered visage
- it creates a sense of irony because he belived so strongly in his own power, he tried to present greatness through his statue but it was destroyed by nature
- alternativly shattersd could not only represnt physically destoryed but metaphorically his huburistic ego and need for immortality has been shattered
author of ozymandias
shelly
what type of king is ozy
a pharoh
finish the quote: spits like a _____ cat turned ____
spits like a tamed cat turned savage
explore spits like a tamed cat turned savage
- the relentless and domeneering force is highlighted with the use of personification
- the juxtaposition between tame and savage expose the melicious nature of the storm
- it illuminates how nature can be deceptive form innocent to deathly
-alternativly it shows how quickly it can turn savage
finish the quote: huge ___that we fear
huge nothing that we fear
explore huge nothing that we fear
- the oxymoron huge nothing could be reffering to how the storm has no foundation
-alternativly the noun nothing could be referencing to the political troubles in northern island, like the strom it has no foundation yet can cause great damage to society
finish the quote: ____ by the empty air
bombarded by the empty air
explore bombarded by the empty air
- Heaney uses militant lexical choices to present the danger of the storm
- bombarded by the empty air presents this and ampifies the sense of the storm being an attacking enemy
- the verb bombarded emphaises the incessant assualt on the island forboding as the pople are surrouned by the theat of death
author of storm on the island
heaney
what is it about/ where
a storm on an island
a northern ireland island