Which poem is NOT associated with the theme Pride?

• A. Ozymandias
• B. My Last Duchess
• C. London
• D. The Prelude: Stealing the Boat

Answer: (C)

Pride as a theme here centers on power, status, and self-importance. Ozymandias shows a ruler’s grandiose claim to lasting glory and dominance, which time defeats, highlighting the danger and futility of hubris. My Last Duchess presents a powerful noble who values control, reputation, and his own status, revealing pride in possession and authority. The Prelude: Stealing the Boat contains a moment of daring and self-assertion, tied to a sense of personal prowess, which can be read as pride in action. London, by contrast, focuses on suffering, oppression, and critique of social and political power, not on individuals’ vanity or hubris. Because its central concerns lie elsewhere, London is the poem not associated with the Pride theme.