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ENGLISH, Themes in Power and Conflict Poems, Storm on The island, Power…

- - - - Analysis: The repetition of "huge" shows the speaker is lost for words, highlighting nature's overwhelming power compared to man.
    - - Analysis: The oxymoron suggests that the wind (nature) is invisible yet terrifyingly powerful.
    - - Analysis: Personification portrays the snow as a malicious, predatory force more deadly than the enemy soldiers.
- - - - Analysis: An ironic command; while Ozymandias thought his power was immortal, the "shattered visage" proves that time and nature destroy all tyranny.
    - - Analysis: This metaphor suggests that people are imprisoned by their own beliefs and the rigid societal structures created by those in power.
    - - Analysis: This chilling euphemism implies the Duke had his wife murdered, showcasing total, ruthless control over another human life.
- - - - Analysis: The "cold clockwork" suggests the soldier is just a cog in a machine, trivialized by the vast, unfeeling forces of war.
    - - Analysis: A double entendre. "Bloody" refers to both the literal gore and a curse word of frustration. It alludes to Lady Macbeth, showing the guilt cannot be washed away.
    - - Analysis: The "black and white" refers to the photos, but also suggests the public sees the pain as a simple, distant issue rather than complex human suffering.
- - - - Analysis: "Branded" suggests a permanent mark. Despite the conflict in her home country, her memory remains positive (sunlight).
    - - Analysis: The use of Caribbean phonetic spelling is a rebellion against the Eurocentric "Power" of the British education system.
    - - Analysis: Explores the conflict between cultural duty (patriotism) and the individual's instinct to live, suggesting his "social death" was worse than a physical one.
- - - - Supernatural+Fate vs Free Will+
    - - Kingship+rightful rule+divine right of kings
    - - Justice+Vengance+Restoration of order
    - - Loyalty+Nobility+Suspision of Supernatural
    - - Ambition+Guilt+Violence+Kingship vs ..+Supernatural+Regicide+Gender
    - - Ambition+Guilt+Violence+Kingship vs ..+Supernatural+Regicide
- - - - Thunder and Lightning-gods-power-storms-weather
      - Hags-Old-lonely-ugly-ancient-frail
      - Weird Sisters-rejects-outcast-misunderstood
      - Witches-Evil-witchcraft-magic-prophecies-curse-Salem
    - - Associated with the devil.