Comparing 'Tissue' with other poems | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

'Ozymandias' and 'Tissue' both explore...

• mankind's futile attempts to immortalise their power.

• how nature supersedes the power of man.

• how war is harrowing.

• how the horrors of war cause lasting trauma.

• how oppression lasts forever.

Answer explanation

Both 'Tissue' and 'Ozymandias' use man-made forms e.g. books, art, buildings to show how mankind tries to keep their power alive.

The statue in 'Ozymandias' is comparable to the __________ in 'Tissue'?

• "daylight"

• "brick"

• "monoliths"

Answer explanation

The sculpture of Ramesses II and "monoliths" in 'Tissue' are both man made structures that man uses to immortalise his power.

Which of the below is a contextual link for the poem 'Ozymandias'?

• the subverted sonnet form reflects the ephemeral power of man

• Shelley was a Romantic poet who rejected institutional power

• "boundless and bare" uses alliteration to inspire awe in the reader

Answer explanation

Romanticism also emphasises how humans should revere nature.

'Tissue' and 'London' are similar in that...

• they both show the oppression in one particular part of the world.

• they both show human control and hierarchy as futile.

• they both show marriage as futile.

Answer explanation

"Borderlines" imposed on countries and the institution of marriage are both man made concepts that the poets seem to reject. Thus, we could compare 'Tissue' and 'London' on the theme of control.

'Tissue' and 'Extract from the Prelude' are similar in that...

• they both explore the futility of human pride

• they both explore the sublime

• they both explore childhood arrogance

• they are both Romantic poets

Answer explanation

Although Wordsworth and Dharker wrote their poems at very different times, there are still meaningful comparisons to be made.

The quatrains used in 'Tissue' may reflect...

• how human power is liberating

• how human power is restrictive

• how human power is superior to that of nature

Answer explanation

The restrictive structure of 'Tissue' may reflect Dharker's disapproval of human control.