Comparing the presentation of power in 'My Last Duchess' and 'Ozymandias' | English

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Which two poems from the 'Power and Conflict' poetry anthology explicitly depict a despot?
- 'London'
- 'Ozymandias' ✓
- 'Extract from the Prelude'
- 'My Last Duchess' ✓
What is a similarity between 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess'?
- both criticise the monarchy
- both show the power of women
- both show the power of art ✓
An introduction moves from the __________ to the __________.
- specific, general
- general, specific ✓
- poet, poem
- language, structure
Which conjunctions can be used to express similarity?
- Whereas
- However
- Both/and ✓
- Just as/so ✓
Match the phrases to create completes sentences that explore similarities between 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess'.
- Both 'Ozymandias' and 'My Last Duchess'
  
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  explore the abuse of power by despotic indiviudals. ✓
- Neither Shelley or Browning
  
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  commend mankind's power. ✓
- The statue of Ozymandias is akin to
  
  ⇔
  
  the portrait of the Duchess in 'My Last Duchess'. ✓
- The "sneer" in 'Ozymandias' is akin to
  
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  the ''spot of joy'' in the Duchess' cheek. ✓
Both the ''sneer of cold command'' present in Ozymandias' visage ('Ozymandias') and the ''spot of joy'' present in the Duchess' cheek (My Last Duchess)...
- expose the powerlessness of the despots in presenting themselves as supreme. ✓
- emphasise the power and success of the despots.
- highlight how nature triumphed over both men.