Ozymandias Flashcards
When was Ozymandias written?
1817
What is the form of Ozymandias?
A Sonnet, written in varying forms of iambic pentameter
Why is caesura used after “who said:”?
Set’s up the traveller’s tale, dramatizing the moment
What is the quote starting with, “Two v…”?
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone”
What is the quote starting with, “A sha…”?
“A shatter’d visage lies”
What is the quote starting with, “Sneer…”?
“Sneer of cold command”
What is the quote starting with, “The han…”?
“The hand that mock’d them”
What is the quote starting with, “My name is…”?
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!”
What is the quote starting with, “Boundl…”?
“Boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away”
How and when is irony used?
When the great king’s proud boasting has been refuted: civilisation has vanished, and all has been turned to a deserted, barren wasteland by the destructive power of time
How is the theme of time shown?
The inscription is the only thing which has endured time, showing the power of words
Who wrote Ozymandias?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
What 3 other poems should you compare Ozymandias to?
My Last Duchess
The Prelude
Storm on the Island
