Starter quiz
- What is tyranny?
- cruel, oppressive leadership ✓
- fair leadership
- environmentally respectful leadership
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- When was the Romantic period of history?
- late 18th and early 19th century ✓
- early 1600s
- the middle ages
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- How is arrogance defined?
- the belief that one is more important than others ✓
- telling other people what to do
- loving yourself
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- What is an example of abuse of power?
- exploitation ✓
- rivalry
- war
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- What is a semantic field?
- two words that mean the same thing but are spelt differently
- when several words in a row start with the same sound
- when a group of words link via their meaning ✓
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- Match each group of words to the semantic field being used
- red, tender, rose, bud⇔love ✓
- torn, shattered, rip, wreck⇔decay ✓
- gleam, pristine, embellish, silky⇔opulence ✓
Exit quiz
- What inspired Shelley's 'Ozymandias'?
- a statue of King George III
- a statue of Ramesses II ✓
- speaking to a relative of a Egyptian Pharaoh
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- How many voices are there in 'Ozymandias'?
- one: the traveller
- two: the traveller and Ozymandias
- three: the speaker, the traveller and Ozymandias ✓
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- In 'Ozymandias', what state is the statue in the desert in?
- it stands tall and proud
- it has crumbled and withered away ✓
- it has been vandalised
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- What big idea from Romantic literature does the poem 'Ozymandias' emphasise?
- celebration of the individual
- critique of progress
- rejection of powerful institutions ✓
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- What does Shelley show through the semantic field of decay in 'Ozymandias'?
- that human power is eternal
- that human power is invincible
- that human power is ephemeral ✓
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- Match the quote to the idea that Shelley may have been exploring in the poem 'Ozymandias'.
- ''My name is Ozymandias, king of kings''⇔Shelley criticises arrogant leaders ✓
- ''sneer of cold command''⇔Shelley criticises oppressive leaders ✓
- ''decay of that colossal wreck''⇔Shelley exposes the irony of Ozymandias' arrogance ✓
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Key learning points
- Shelley was a Romantic poet who rejected monarchy, religion and other powerful institutions.
- ‘Ozymandias’ reflects Romanticism e.g. awe of nature, emotion, rejection of human power, fascination with the past.
- The poem reflects the power of pharaonic Egypt, which seemed eternal but fell to ruin.
- ‘Ozymandias’ can be read as a criticism of individuals and institutions that consider themselves invincible.
- ‘Ozymandias’ can be read as an allegory for the ephemeral nature of human power.
Common misconception
Romantic literature is about love and romance.
Romantic literature is concerned with human emotion but Romanticism was a movement that rejected the principles of the Enlightenment period.
Keywords
Romantic - literature, popular in the late 18th and early 19th century that explored emotion and nature.
Immortalise - to cause someone to be remembered for a long time.
Ephemeral - lasting for only a short time.
Pacifist - someone who is against war.
Allegory - a piece of work in which the characters or events represent moral ideas.
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