The adjective 'cold' in 'cold command' could go to show that his authority is over. The adjective gives us a sense of death and unfamiliarity, showing how his commands are no longer enforced and are dead to the world. 'Cold' also contrasts with the noun 'desert' showing that this land is no longer his and he is a foreign being with his 'cold command', as the desert remains as it is and the 'lone and level sands stretch far away.' He no longer has power over his surroundings and his authority is now futile. Edit: Wow three years since I did my GCSE’s and I didn’t realise this comment was so useful! 😂 I managed to get an A at English language A-level and I’m going on to do a paediatric nursing degree. Good luck to all students with their English literature. :)

@Claire04

6 жыл бұрын

very helpful thanks!

@harryvickers8686

5 жыл бұрын

underrared comment

@Mohammed-hj3by

5 жыл бұрын

That is also an alliteration and is a very harsh alliteration which could suggests his authority. It could also mean that ozymandias was very strict.

@safasarwar6257

5 жыл бұрын

I'm writing this in my anthology

@chair4538

5 жыл бұрын

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@ttom383

4 жыл бұрын

Noah Kirby 1.25 speed is actually viable pahhaahah

@shastanding1

4 жыл бұрын

it really good idea i might recommend to my friendss

@nintendolifegaming8113

4 жыл бұрын

How do u do it

@shastanding1

4 жыл бұрын

@@nintendolifegaming8113 press on the setting logo then press on playspeed then press 2

@nintendolifegaming8113

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks it’s actually really good

The line 'the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed' is a play on the idiom 'to bite the hand that feeds you' which is interesting as the idiom means that you shouldn't criticise institutions and people in positions of authority if you are dependant on them. This is pretty ironic because of how Shelley is criticising George III, and highlights both the British Monarch and Ozymandias as despotic, tyrannical rulers. 'The heart that fed' could also be a reference to how Ozymandias was a power-hungry ruler, which again links to the idea that the poem is a criticism of George III's imperial, expansionist rule.

@yaqoobali6354

7 жыл бұрын

thanks

@HA-xx5no

7 жыл бұрын

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@macyboyle7491

7 жыл бұрын

honestly you're a fucking g

@conorford7427

7 жыл бұрын

Maya Kay ❤️

@leonbowers500

7 жыл бұрын

+Conor Ford yes

"thats royal mail for you" Loved it bruffy

@IBII_

4 жыл бұрын

royal mail is definitely going to make me improve on Poetry

@Mo16030

4 жыл бұрын

We would nationalise it if u Tories hadn't won

@maxfinning-tt2bz

Ай бұрын

@@Mo16030 bro relax

Timestamps: Intro: 00:00 Promo: 00:16 About the poet: 00:53 Romanticism: 4:34 Context on poem: 6:07 Meaning: 8:08 Themes: 9:51 Form, structure, language: 10:52

@xelliebrandx8484

5 жыл бұрын

Goldsmack to actual lifesaver thanks out so much

@mo0116

5 жыл бұрын

You are a legend

@ARZZiO

5 жыл бұрын

You're a fucking hero

@eunicegrace9447

4 жыл бұрын

@Goldsmack: thanks

@randomsnow6510

4 жыл бұрын

The intro starts at 00:01 Get it right fam.

you know life's great when you have a month and a half until your GCSEs and you haven't covered 8 out of 15 poems

@mrbruff

5 жыл бұрын

Watch one of my videos each day and take notes: within one week you’ll be in a much stronger position. Try not to panic.

@lizziegranville5841

4 жыл бұрын

I've covered all but 3 and I'm in year 9... get some better teachers :(

@goodyeoman4534

4 жыл бұрын

How did you get on in the end?

@TheGeniusOfJoe

4 жыл бұрын

lizzie grumble yh but not in great detail at home. When I was in ur 9 I covered all the poems and school but u kinda start looking at language English later on and eventually completely forget about the poems

@aleluu2028

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrbruff im cramming all ur videos in one day for my english lit mock tomorrow B). I have 12 hours before the exam

you could say that the sand symbolises Ozymandias' thoughts. his statue is sinking into the sand which is a direct correlation to being deluded into his idea that his omnipotence is everlasting

@anushapatel564

6 жыл бұрын

Heysh you could also say the sand imagery could link to time (because hourglasses measure time and are made of sand ). And the fact that there is only sand left. Relates to the theme that time is the true power

@saeed6134

6 жыл бұрын

and sand links to spider man

@epitome4725

6 жыл бұрын

there are two types of people

@MEGAMAZ13

5 жыл бұрын

@@saeed6134 therefore ozymandias is the original spider man...

@dominicthorpe2894

5 жыл бұрын

Heysh He buried his head in the sand instead of facing the reality that he is not infinitely powerful nor immortal.

7:33 - 7:38 Royal Mail just got as destroyed as Ozymandias' statue did

POV: You're stuck inside working because of Covid-19.

@nathanbuchanan6049

4 жыл бұрын

Yip.

@ItsWednesdayMyDudes3

4 жыл бұрын

Woah!! How did you know?

@illilllliiii8398

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@FrancisKaldunski

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately

@shellysimmons8812

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately

A few paragraphs inspired by the video in case they help anyone:) Shelley plays with the literal and the metaphorical to create an overwhelming sense of irony surrounding the fall of the king’s influence. Ozymandias’ message of supposed immortal power is printed on to a “pedestal”, giving idiomatic connotations of his veneration being of an underserved and foolish nature. The significance of the statue then collapsing and falling from the pedestal can be seen as showing that he has been removed from his position of false superiority too, as the collapsed statue can be extended to his collapsed illusion of power and importance. Shelley uses alliteration to demonstrate the vast, unending power of the desert in order to contrast and belittle the limited power of man. The statue can be seen as a representation of human power - it is a king’s attempt to evade death and cement himself in history - yet it lies broken as a “colossal wreck”. The statue is stripped of all power as it lies broken on the floor, yet the desert around it remains endless and overwhelming in its size - Shelley describes it as “boundless and bare”, “lone and level”. This use of alliteration serves to communicate the vast emptiness and powerful extent nature, and its ability to outlive all other forms of power and deem them insignificant by comparison.

@jackmann7586

5 жыл бұрын

I think the desert represents the Eternal, also.

@rehnumachowdhury3629

5 жыл бұрын

Thx sooo much

@Anonymous-hu9uw

5 жыл бұрын

That was beautiful. FUCKING AMAZING. LOVED IT.

@dorothy.b1880

5 жыл бұрын

Damn this some detailed shit !

@edithhernandez7409

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you

This guy is a godamn HIPSTER! -atheist -vegetarian -peaceful protest

@inthebackwiththerabbish

7 жыл бұрын

Big Ray Typical ignorant person :)

@najimamuse1655

7 жыл бұрын

He's allowing me to achieve a grade 9, i could not care any less about his beliefs; in fact I owe him!

@fincottle5534

7 жыл бұрын

the poet u nonce not mr bruff

@inthebackwiththerabbish

7 жыл бұрын

Fin Cottle lol yeah

@gogoyo3256

7 жыл бұрын

Big Ray thats me lol

taught this today and one of my students noted the past tense of mocked, stamped, commanded referring to the past actions of ozymandias. he can't do those things anymore so showing a loss of power

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+dom tutino nice

@TudBoatTed

6 жыл бұрын

There is no 'commanded'?

@dakshsharma6388

6 жыл бұрын

It's 'command' as in present tense but you could use 'fed' instead if you want three for your evidence

@athanassiospagalis913

5 жыл бұрын

prolly your only chance to insult a teacher with no consequence :D

@tinybee4864

5 жыл бұрын

all of those are done by the sculptor

I am impressed by the contrasts in this poem: *The passions of Ozymandias that survive on lifeless stone, *The hand that mocked and the heart that fed *"Look on my works" with "Nothing beside remains." Also, very interestingly, the middle of the poem is not about the king, but about the sculptor. - He "well those passions read". The sculptor knew what the king was like and depicted him accurately. -The passions survive, stamped on lifeless stone (The word "stamped" is ambiguous, suggesting force to the face to mould it into shape, but also stamping on the face with the sculptor's foot!) -The sculptor's hand (or maybe also the hand of time) mocked the passions of the king by depicting them so vividly. However, the heart (or the intent) of the sculptor was to feed the king's passions, probably by appealing to his vanity, and more importantly, to please him so that the sculptor stayed alive! However, the most striking contrast of the whole poem was the contrast of the arrogant king's vainglorious words with the broken statue surrounded by the lone and level sands of the desert. What a devastating critique of the king's words!

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

indeed!

@imogen9137

7 жыл бұрын

Ashbury2193 this is awesome

@josemanuelguevarra8330

6 жыл бұрын

Im stealing this thank you

@moody2442

4 жыл бұрын

im writing this down! thanks bro :D

I think it definitely was written to be aimed at King George III and his reign but Shelley may also have wanted it to apply to all monarchs after him. Perhaps as he knew that this poem and his poetry as a whole would be never changing and would essentially be eternalised unlike the views of specific monarchs and their power; so he wished for the criticisms in this poem to be applied to all monarchs after King George III if need be. I guess even though he knew that he wasn't a very successful poet at the time, he still knew that his poems would be read by someone and that the arts ,such as poetry, always lived on and developed. Which perhaps could not be said for King George as after he died, it was straight onto another King who ruled how he wished, whereas poets take ideas from each other and develop them, such as the sonnet forms you mentioned and The Romantics.

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+emma c great points

@imogen9137

7 жыл бұрын

emma c *has revelation* 😆

@stuxrt8715

6 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to jump off a fucking bridge tonight

@shreddedwheatenjoyer

5 жыл бұрын

That's a good point! that again links to the theme of art lasting forever almost

It's like a 19th century diss track...

@leonfoxworthy

4 жыл бұрын

haha

@iaklelar3141

3 жыл бұрын

Yh

@iaklelar3141

3 жыл бұрын

Frrrrrr

i believe the poem Ozymandias shows the cruel nature of cooking and how more than one cook can spoil the broth. it also shows how adding one more ingredient can destroy a dish or plate of food in such a horrific way. i think the poet is trying to give advice on how to cook correctly and how to become a culinary genius.

@gogoyo3256

7 жыл бұрын

Julie Woodhouse LMAO BUT CORRECT #GENIUS

@NuraHm

6 жыл бұрын

omfg i am write that in my exammm

@clipmashups2997

5 жыл бұрын

Its a poem written by chef ramsey. Too bad he didnt write “its fuckin raw” at the end

it's also notable for the line "Nothing beside remains". This could be read in two ways: there is nothing beside the statue remains, and a more interesting version: Nothing besides remains, meaning there isn't anything of note besides the remains. This is interesting as it can also refer to the remains of power as well as the statue. It can therefore be compared to Remains the poem, as they both reference remains.

Less than a week until exams and I barely remember anything about the poems 😕. Binge watching this playlist and hoping for the best now, life saver thanks a lot. Good luck 2 everyone.

@peachy-wd6ci

9 ай бұрын

how did it go hamster1297

@MelvinKelvin24

9 ай бұрын

@@peachy-wd6ci Quite alright thanks, got a 6 in Lit. Could've been better but could've been worse, I'll take it. Only 1 mark off a 7 as well. p.s it's hampter with a p 😂

@peachy-wd6ci

9 ай бұрын

that one mark off would make me cryyy but thats still good congrats bro@@MelvinKelvin24

@golflefleur2767

6 ай бұрын

how much revision were you doing?@@MelvinKelvin24

Lmao Shelley my man, angering priests at not even 16 😂

The line 'the lone and level sands stretch far away'. You could say that the desert outlives the statue and ozymandias himself. 'lone' - its deserted & almost peaceful which is a contrast to what it was really like. Power is buried under the sand and that ozymandias' power is not there anymore. 'level' - its undisturbed. And that 'far away' emphasises that its so distant and powerless, highlighting its insignificance.

Your pretty much single handedly getting me to pass my gcse I learn 10x the amount in 10 minutes of listening to u than I do the whole term at school

You my friend are brilliant! better than my English teacher at least. thanks for the help :)

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+TheoriZe no problem

@mildsalsa6697

6 жыл бұрын

my English teacher sent me this video or home work

@EverythingWill

6 жыл бұрын

Nelzix get triggered

@nvr5073

6 жыл бұрын

lol he's my friend from school :D

@Pudgy973

4 жыл бұрын

Tanvir Singh shut up

I think the first line is the most overlooked but also the most profound. Shelly uses it perfectly to not be the messenger of contemporary critique, while also building the first in a series of picture frames around a fading piece of art.

There is an episode of Breaking Bad called Ozymandius, it was the 3rd from last episode of that series and it is regarded as one of the best episodes of television of all time. There are a lot of parallels between Heisenberg and Ozymandius

Also if you haven't learned any poems (You should of but I know a lot of people have left it last minute), revise Ozymandias, War Photographer, and Poppies. And skim read the rest of either BBC bitesize or CGP as then you have enough knowledge to answer a theme question with at least a couple of points.

@finn3677

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@finn3677

7 жыл бұрын

But why those specific poems??

@harrywells7866

7 жыл бұрын

They cover any theme that they can ask for the exam. Ozymandias (Power of Humans, Nature and Pride), War Photographer(Effects and Reality of conflict, Memory, Anger, Guilt and individual experience) and Poppies(Loss and absence, fear, identity and individual experience).

@georgefaux2154

6 жыл бұрын

Faceless Tunes thanks mate

@amazingf1238

5 жыл бұрын

thanks you, so could i compare any two of these poremd together?

I'm doing the GCSE Mock for Literature Paper 2 tomorrow and this video really helped, thanks. But please do the rest of the poems like London and Exposure etc!!

@mrbruff

8 жыл бұрын

+Thamina Aktar I will do!

@omnipresentsnowflake4698

6 жыл бұрын

A year late, but good luck ;p

@oney2017

5 жыл бұрын

3 years late good luck ;p

@jaredrodrigues2654

3 жыл бұрын

4 years late :) but anyway good luck!

@manasvi4404

2 жыл бұрын

5 years late but good luck ;p

Very insightful analysis on one of my favorite poems. Thank you

really thank you i came in england last year and with you i dont't have much problems of understanding poetry this year i have exams and with your guides i feel more confident thnks a lot

We loved it. Thank you so much Mr Buff! You are truly the KING OF KINGS! :)

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+NinetiesBoyOfficial no! I'm just a mere mortal :) but I'm glad you loved it

I was told by my English teacher to watch you and this is an amazing video, really helped me out!

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+RuthlessMC great!

im using this poem for an essay for university, as a way to show the thinking during the enlightenment and this has really helped. i find that as well as the point of new powers taking over the old there is a overall relation to the enlightenment in the fact that it was a revolution in the way of thinking i.e. coming away from magic, religion and the occult as a way of explaining how things are done to make way for what is seen as the superior scientific method and use of reason rather than superstition to answer the unknown.

Thank you very much Mr. Bruff. I'm about halfway through your videos on the Power and Conflict poetry, and they are incredibly helpful, I can't thank you enough!

@mrbruff

2 ай бұрын

Great!

There is also a theme of pity here, with a hint of dramatic irony (when the audience know something that the characters don't). 'Dispair' could also mean 'look at what I achieved, but any attempt to be remembered forever will fail. Despair for me because I have crumbled', not just despair because you will never be as good as me. Ozymandias doesn't know yet that his statue will crumble, yet we do, which makes this dramatic irony and is a foreshadowing of what will happen to his statue. The poem is a sonnet: this kinda says 'we love you really' and adds an element of pity to the poem.

@tteokchuu

2 жыл бұрын

this is a really good point, thank you! what did you get in the GCSE? :))

15:22 I would also like to add some notes on the structure. The rhyme starts off in a traditional before changing into something that's less easy to follow; this may suggest how Shelley views Ramses' self-love as broken and how his rule had no real structure to it as he made up so many of his victories in his lifetime. Shelley may be mocking Ramses' inability to be a true leader as he has to create a new rhyme scheme - which ends up being blocky and less natural. Ramses will never be the all-powerful leader he wished to be and Shelley shows his perceptions of him as unnatural and is unable to comprehend Ramses' narcissism.

First time watching this guy, and wow! Simple, amazing clearly explained and taught, and that part about forms of sonnet showing nothing lasts forever is absolutely brilliant. Will definitely subscribe and watch again

@mrbruff

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

So glad that this was the poem which came up

The powerful verb ‘mocked’ really emphasises the awful image of Mocks, in the reader’s mind, as we realise we have English lit paper 2 tomorrow...

@amelia-jd3vy

4 жыл бұрын

LMAOO sal is rocking that pic

The sonnet represents the thought process we engage to arrive at a solution to a given problem But in Time all problems simply resolve themselves This is ozymandias .Time wins !

Got an exam tomorrow on Ozymandias and the themes of power and was a bit unsure of what to write about but this has made me really confident. Thank you so much, this was really helpful 🙂

Thanks so much, your analysis helped me in my poetry essay. You are a saviour.

Thank you!! Although I'm not doing an exam I'm memorizing and reciting this poem and having a deeper understanding helps so much!!!

@raymondfair7822

8 жыл бұрын

You just like poems?

@wilkietv1433

8 жыл бұрын

+Big Ray I'm reciting it for school

@raymondfair7822

8 жыл бұрын

Wilkie TV respek

Honestly I bet no one can find anything better than this analysis. So clear and detailed. You helped me so much. Thanks

@mrbruff

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks so much for this- you've inspired us to create an in depth analysis of the poem and help people as well. Every video helps :) Poetry lovers unite!

Thank you so much for all you've done. You helped me achieve a grade 9 in Literature and an 8 in Language in my gcses. I don't think I could've done it without your videos :)

@mrbruff

8 ай бұрын

Congratulations!

Thank you, this really helped, although I had a different understanding of the poem, I thought the poem was writing about how humanity was powerless against the power of nature and was told that was correct. I love having 2 different views on the poem and think it will be very useful to have both in my exam later this year, Thanks so much!!

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+Bethany-Louise Hitt your view is valid too

Add 'The Emigree' Grade 9 Analysis please to the playlist. Its come up in my curriculum in English Set 1 so i could use help with that since i find it hard to annotate by myself. Thanks! Your the best mrbruff!

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+Master4k soon!

@codingwithoutbordersonline1945

5 жыл бұрын

Master4k you’re

Really helpful and appreciate no ads!

Thanks, Mr. Buff! I love this lecture. 💕

Heavy when you drown at 29

@benhawkinsguitar

6 жыл бұрын

The RealJaro ano mate heavy tha

@gabefozzer9716

5 жыл бұрын

not half lad hes been terrored by water

Wow I literally only started watching these analysis videos and this is so helpful!

'Shattered visage' - the ruined statue is a metaphor for political powers, the shattered represents the corruption and break in control, while the visage could show how the people don't know who is ruling them, and how people change in the face of power.

Slowly working my way through all the poems (in power and conflict). These videos really help with context and my general understanding. Keep making more!!!! Thank You! :-)

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

great! Final poem tonight!

THE POEM WAS OZYMANDIAS! Thankyou Mr Bruff!!! 💯❤️

Bryan's cranstons read of this is amazing.

Although I'm Italian and you were talking about specific topics which I'm not hooked in, you have been very clear and understandable. However, I think that the meaning is deeply linked with the idea that time annihilates everything. Even the greatest and powerful mighty man/woman will be forgotten and beaten because of the passing of the time. And of course, as you said, the only piece which lasts from that moment are ideas and works of the artist.

I teach English as a second language and just try to share these great poems and works as a way to hook preteens and teenagers into the language. I do not assign deep analytical writing which cause stress and a hunt for a high mark. I just want them to experience them, often as an escape from our normal reading/listening/writing/speaking exam tasks. While not every child loves them, I am able to hook a great many of them, and it also helps them with their Language A courses.

I find an interesting irony in the words "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair". Looked at from the point of view of Ozymandias himself, he is sure that any other ruler will be overawed by the astounding civilisation around his statue. Looked at from the current perspective, any Mighty person looking at what has become of Ozymandias' works will despair as they realise that their accomplishments are also ultimately dust and sand.

I believe that the poem is a more general critique on the power of art, nature and natural creation. This is shown through the references to time passing and time moving forward. The intent of the poem was to emulate the views of the second generation romantic poets and how their love of nature is the driving force for change wether that be historically or allegorically in the case of George III. Rameses literally excepted his empire and his 'works' to live and rule forever and overcome the almighty force of time passing and the natural extremities. The facts that shelly puts and emphasis on the statue still being there shows how even the works of the artists has outlived the futile works and lifetime of the Pharaoh. The title to me suggests ruler of nothing how overtime the empire has been destroyed. The poem links to all the main anthology themes (Love, conflict, place and nature) which show the arrogance of rameses how his opinion of himself is much more than what is actually was. The conscious language choices used by shelly are to emulate his thoughts on everything that was happening at the time. the change in sonnets style could represent the argument against religion, Politics and overall power. My favrioute quote from the poem summarises the main message "colossal wreck' shows the oxymoron between what he thinks of himself and what the people though of him at the time, how he ruled with fear compared to what he actually was and what he is remembered as. Finally the overall message of the poem i the nature and time are the almighty powers and will live on until the end of time whereas some king or ruler are easily forgotten with the progression of time. (There is so much that i could talk about with the poem and if i had my anthology with me i could go into essay mode :). One of my favrioute and arguably on of the most meaningful poems in the anthology).

thank you so much words cannot express how thankful i am omg

@mrbruff

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad it's helpful!

my GCSE is in two days - I pray that this is the poem that comes up!

@LaweenAmin

4 ай бұрын

What came up?

I’m making it my goal to watch one of these a day during quarantine because I’m in y10 so I feel like when we go back to school we won’t have chance to recap on the few poems we’ve actually covered so far, but this was very helpful thanks! :))

@mrbruff

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@annananananannanananana3485

3 жыл бұрын

SAME

You're better than any literature course teacher of mine. With this, I hope to pass the exam tomorrow!

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+Narmin Hajizadeh thank you

@Didi-tk2vj

6 жыл бұрын

Did you pass?

@jesssmith3615

5 жыл бұрын

how did you do??

@thenight8798

5 жыл бұрын

@@jesssmith3615 think she failed

@inamullah8387

5 жыл бұрын

Hi

a technique that is used when it says ‘boundless and bare’ is called a bilabial plosive and it highlights the emptiness of the wreck

Thank you so much for these videos they really help me to back up my points in essays and papers.

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+The daisy life no problem

Cant even explain how much this analysis of all of the poems has helped me!! you've boosted up my grade from a 4 to a 6 thanks man!!

@maddiebriggs6927

6 жыл бұрын

Nieve Olivia of

@lauriewhittaker

5 жыл бұрын

Is that it??

I think that the broken, random rhyme scheme is supposed to represent the broken statue that is lying amongst the sand in rubble, with each rhyming word representing a part of the statue. This could also represent the broken memory of the ruler himself as he has been long forgotten by the world which could be implied from the vast desert representing the stretch of time.

@OldGoogle01234

Ай бұрын

sure buddy

Yay I understand the 15 poems from power and conflict! Thanks Mr Bruff for your videos.I just need to work on comparing them.

your a legend you've helped me understand the poems in the power and conflict cluster better than my teacher. Thanks Mr Bruff

@shadowplayz3259

Жыл бұрын

u should do a mind map about all u understod of this vid alnd then send me it bc its my hw and its a win win bc u cn revise aswell and help som1else in need

Finally.... I'm finished I've done all of the in depth analyses of the 15 poems. That took 3 whole school days. Spoiler alert: the only good poem in the specification is Extract from the Prelude (because it has a John Milton reference). I can't wait to go to sleep. Thank you for your work Mr Bruff. 👍

@mrbruff

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

This came up in the 2018 GCSE!

@papiharpy7547

5 жыл бұрын

Noooooo! Now it won't come up for us!!!!

@alansabu5566

5 жыл бұрын

@@papiharpy7547 rip the dream

@unaestrella1876

4 жыл бұрын

@@papiharpy7547 even if it doesn't, you can still use it to compare it with the poem they give you

This is absolutely brilliant; keep up the great work!

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+Sean Rolle thanks

And thus, Mr Bruff comes and saves the day again.

Wow I always figured the line "the hand that mocked..." Was about the actual king Never thought that it could be about the sculptor Nice to hear a new interpretation Great video btw

@mrbruff

8 жыл бұрын

+bob sobes thanks!

Sand could be an extended metaphor for fragile power, in that ‘[his] works’ have crumbled into dust

thank you so much for this analysis it helps me to understand the purpose of the this poem as tomorrow is my exam, again thank you

Thanks for all the help on the poem

Hi sir. When will you be making a Video on 'London' by William Blake?

This is just about my favourite single poem since I was 14 (over 60 years ago). I've suggested it for my funeral. (I'm an atheist.) I like it for some of the reasons outlined in the recording, but I see it above all as a comment on human life. While we are alive, we all see ourselves as the centre of the world that we experience. But we shall all die, and then what? Will we be remembered at all? How will we be remembered? For how long will we be remembered? How accurate a picture of Ozymandias the king is given by the poem? Ozymandias (Rameses) is an exceptional man, in that we still know who he was and something about him. But this statue hardly sums up his life. And bits of the statue have outlived the human being who was Rameses. We can appreciate something about the statue as the remains of a work of art even without any knowledge of Rameses. However, the statue hasn't survived all that well. Eventually, it too will probably perish. You could argue that Shelley's poem gives both man and statue another life, even if it is one that the original man probably wouldn't have wanted. Shades of the Shakespearian sonnet: Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room Even in the eyes of all posterity That wear this world out to the ending doom. So, till the judgment that yourself arise, You live in this, and dwell in lovers' eyes. A rather big-headed sonnet, but it carries the same idea. But in just my lifetime I have seen comfort with and understanding of Shakespeare's language diminish. And Chaucer was a great poet, but nowadays you have to learn his language to come to grips with his work. How long will it be before Shelley's poem fades into the past and sits alongside Chaucer or even Beowulf? So even the art is slowly lost. It's wonderful how much remains from the past, but eventually everything will have gone, including not just the individuals and their traces, but even their planet they lived in.

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+Abb4 thank you for your comments- very interesting.

@whatyoujoe4311

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you’re still kicking after all this time. Your insights were very powerful

Awesome video professor! Hats off. Your interpretaion have cleared up a lot my understanding on the poem. Loved the political and religious aspects you put foward.

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+blessed35 thank you

Just wanna say a massive thanks, your videos were extremely helpful for my english lit exam that I did a year early (in year 10) and these videos gave me extremely useful notes for it. I expected to get a 6 or a 7 in my exam, I came out with an 8! not far off a 9, thank you and good luck to any of you doing english lit this year!

@mrbruff

6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

Criticising both King George and religion? Two birds with one statue!

Thank you so much, this helped a lot! My English teacher is always telling us to listen to you 😂

@mrbruff

8 жыл бұрын

+Rainbow Unicorn thanks!

Wow I was so happy when this came up in the literature today

@mohamedmetwally3396

4 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite poems❤️

Excellent analysis! Thank you!

7:36 Damn that shade XDXD

Anyone else here because you just got Ozymandias for the poem in lit paper 2?

Wonderful insight on this amazing poem.

ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Can you give me advice on how I can learn 15 poems for my exam, in a duration of 3 months?😠😠😠😦😦😦😦😥😥😥😥

@Hxmzh01

7 жыл бұрын

OMG meeeeee

@hahasjjake5964

7 жыл бұрын

Jadey. W if its 15 poems revise one each day in detail therefore in around 2 weeks you will have completed learning your 15 poems and then to top it off just start comparing poems and that will help you remember them for the real thing , good luck.

@syeda202

7 жыл бұрын

Jadey. W don't forget the three other novels we have to learn plus how to pass the language exams 👍

@jadiexoxo2878

7 жыл бұрын

Syeda I am aware of that,but thanks anyway😅

@jadiexoxo2878

7 жыл бұрын

Haha Sjjake I can't revise a poem a day , because I am more likely going to forget what I have just revised, I will have to spend 2-3 days revising each poem.

11:41 when you finish a game

@leonfoxworthy

4 жыл бұрын

he says f then gg lol

@dioradjumanova676

3 жыл бұрын

@@leonfoxworthy fucking good game

@leonfoxworthy

3 жыл бұрын

@@dioradjumanova676 no hes giving an f in the chat for the fallen soldiers but he also wants to celebrate the W

Thanks for the analysis of Ozymandias. I enjoyed it. I think it is a critique of the powerful in deluding themselves about the permanence of their achievement

I honeslty didn't think much of this poem until I saw this video. Thank you :)

you've mentioned there's an element of the Shakespearean sonnet in the first 4 lines and the rhyme scheme goes: abab. However, I don't think 'stone' rhymes with 'frown' so it doesn't match Shakespeareans sonnet so we can't really talk about the evolution of sonnets and how power never lasts forever...

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

it's a close enough rhyme. Google it - everyone says the same about this poem

@cheny0165

7 жыл бұрын

mrbruff alright..

Could you please do comparisons of poems and show Grade 9 analysis.. Everyone would appreciate it mrbruff

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+TwoManArmy did one today!

can't wait for London Analysis! Keep these great videos coming!

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+harshit birla it's done: check the playlist. All 15 done

You have helped me so much, I now feel like I can make insightful comments in my lessons!! Thanks

Im not sure but could the use of iambic pentameter full circling, (iambic pentameter, not iambic pentameter and back again) be a parallel to how most power hungry rulers have their reign but eventually its lost, similar to how the sculpture is made of stone but soon turns into sand? please tell me if im along the right lines and correct me if ive gone off on a stupid tangent

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

yes

If I jump from a grade 5 to a grade 9 in literature because of you Mr Bruff... umm... ill do something special I Promise :)

@mrbruff

7 жыл бұрын

+AlawiDenGhosty good!

Thankyou so much for this. You help me so much for my revision

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