Ozymadias Flashcards
1
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Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
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something that was once great has now fallen apart possible metaphor for empires
2
Q
sneer of cold command
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Ozymandias (Rameses II) ruled with fear he was a brutal leader
3
Q
the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed
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how he ruled by demeaning yet appeasing his subjects
4
Q
king of kings
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conveys how the ruler was arrogant and conceited
5
Q
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair
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he is referring to God and implying that he is superior
6
Q
colossal wreck
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juxtaposition colossal is reminiscent of a Greek statue
7
Q
boundless and bare
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alliteration
