Designing Deconstruction: Structure and Language in Ozymandias
English
GCSE, Year 10, Year 11
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A worksheet focusing on analyzing the structure, language devices, themes, and comparative aspects of 'Ozymandias' by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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Designing Deconstruction: Structure and Language in Ozymandias
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Introduction
This worksheet will guide you through analyzing key aspects of 'Ozymandias' and preparing for a comparative essay. Focus on how Shelley constructs meaning through structure, language, and themes.
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Analysis of Key Lines and Stanzas
Interpret the significance of the following lines and how they contribute to the overall message of the poem.
1.
What is the effect of Shelley writing the poem in sonnet form? How does this choice influence the reader's perception of Ozymandias?
[3 marks]2.
Analyze the line: 'Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Stand in the desert...'. What does this imagery suggest about the statue and the empire?
[3 marks]3.
How does Shelley depict the passage of time through the poem? Refer to specific words or phrases.
[3 marks]C
Language Devices and Their Effects
Identify and analyze the language devices Shelley employs to develop themes and imagery.
1.
Find and analyze a metaphor in the poem. How does it deepen the reader's understanding of the poem’s themes?
[3 marks]2.
Quote Explosion: 'The hand that mock’d them, and the heart that fed;'. What language devices are used here? How do they contribute to the tone?
[4 marks]3.
Identify a simile in the poem and explain its effect.
[3 marks]D
Themes and Ideas
Explore the key themes presented in 'Ozymandias' and their relevance.
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Discuss how Shelley explores the theme of the impermanence of power. Use examples from the poem.
[6 marks]2.
How does the poem reflect on the idea of memory and legacy?
[3 marks]3.
Quote Explosion: 'Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!'. What does this line reveal about Ozymandias’s attitude and its impact on the reader?
[4 marks]E
Comparison Planning
Plan a paragraph comparing 'Ozymandias' with another poem from the Power and Conflict anthology, such as 'My Last Duchess'. Focus on how each poem presents power and control.
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Identify two similarities and two differences in how Shelley and Robert Browning depict authority in their poems.
[8 marks]F
Extended Analytical Paragraph / Essay Plan
Draft a structured paragraph or outline for an essay comparing the themes of power and impermanence in 'Ozymandias' and your chosen poem.
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Create an essay plan with an introduction, three main points (each with evidence), and a conclusion comparing the presentation of power.
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