Ozymandias Flashcards
‘Two ____ and _______ legs of stone stand in the ________’
‘Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert’
‘______ of cold _______’
‘Sneer of cold command’
‘My name is ________, ____ of _____’
‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings’
‘Look on my _____, ye ______ and ______’
‘Look on my works, ye mighty and despair’
‘Nothing _______ remains’
‘Nothing besides remains’
‘Boundless and _____’
‘Boundless and bare’
‘The lone and _____ sands ____ far away’
‘The lone and level sands stretch far away’
FORM
Sonnet with an unusual rhyme scheme suggesting things are out of balance
STRUCTURE
The narrator builds up an image of the statue by focusing on different parts in turn. The poem end by describing the enormous desert, which helps to sum up the insignificance of the statue.
IRONY
There is nothing left to show for the ruler’s arrogant boasting or his great civilisation. The vast desert represents the universe - it stretches on and exists long after the ruler’s life is over and his kingdom has been destroyed.
CONTRAST
Human achievements are temporary in contrast with the desert which is lifeless bu enduring.
ANGRY LANGUAGE
The tyranny of the ruler is suggested through quite aggressive language.
