Ozymandias Flashcards
Who wrote Ozymandias?
Percy Shelley
“cold command”
alliteration: “cold command”
Ozymandias was powerful and arrogant which is ironic because nothing is left.
‘Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’”
tone: exclamatory sentence
- these words were engraved on the pedestal
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings”
The king Ozymandias refers himself as the king of kings because he defeated other kings and sees himself as the most powerful king. The statement reveals that he is proud of his achievements, strength and power.
“colossal wreck, boundless and bare”
metaphor: “colossal wreck” - The phrase is not only a reference to the forgotten statue, it is also a metaphor for Ozymandias’ ego.
alliteration: “boundless and bare” - Used to emphasise how forgotten the statue is.
