Ozy Flashcards
Who was ozymandius
Ransaiss 2, ancient Egyptian king
What where Ozys intentions
For his legacy to last forever - built statue to fulfill this
What happened to ozys statue
Collapsed and turned into wreck
What did pedestal reflect
Arrogance, hubris
What was ozy author name
Percy shelly
What did poem represent
Humanities drive for greed and power, nothing is immortal - everything is transience
What was the form of the poem
Sonnet - love poem
How did Percy Shelly represent this sonnet
Ozymandius love for himself and hubris
What did the sonnet display
Irony - ironic that is a love poem considering ozy had no love or respect for his people (tyrannical), people reflected that after his death because he lost his fear about him
3 quotes
King of kings, colossal wreck, nothing besides remains and decay
My name is ozymandius, king of kings
Cesura (mid sentence punctuation) makes you stop for ozys presence and admire his name & thinks he’s the king of kings - hubris
Colossal wreck
Indicating the irony of his ego that the power of nature has destroyed him, Shelly almost making humour out of the irony
Nothing besides remains
Loss of power, humanity have ignored him due to his non loving disrespectful hubris
What does hubris mean
Arrogance that comes before a fall of power
What does transience mean
Everything will eventually pass, nothing lasts forever
