Ozymandias Flashcards
Ozymandias
Named after him shows the arrogance and ego
Two …….. and trunkless legs of ………..
Vast suggests abundance of power,
Stone is a rigid material showing power and rigidity as it cannot be broken
Stand in the desert … near them on the sand
Stand suggests above others and so does the preposition on as he is above sand
The ellipsis shows the gradual fading of his power.
Half …….. a shattered visage lies
Sunk suggests his power over nature is fading as while he is sinking the sand is persisting.
……….. of …….. command
Sneer and cold demonstrates his arrogance that power will last forever. Cold shows his personality
Tell that it’s ……….
Sculptor suggests ozymandias has no power but instead the sculptor chooses how good he looks
The hand that …….. them and the heart that fed
Mocked suggests him thinking he is above others once again.
And on a ……….. these words appear
Pedestal suggests he is above everything including nature
My name is ……….. king of ………..
He fact he announces his name shows how he feels he is so powerful that everyone should know his name. Delusions of grandeur
………. Beside remains round the …………
Nature lasts while his statue decays which demonstrates the reality compared to delusions of grandeur.
……… wreck
Colossal suggests not only was his power faded away but it was obliterated suggesting the ease of it.
The ……. And ……… sands stretch ………. Away
The lone and level sands stretch far away
- lone suggests it is the only survivor reinforcing the power of nature.
- level shows how after all the power ozymandias had he still is not above nature he tried to undermine.
- far away suggests abundance which was used by ozymandias.
