Ozymandias Flashcards
“Antique land”
Legacy so insignificant that its only known by travellers - (power)
“Shattered visage lies”
Creates a sense of IRONY, a king who believed that he is so strong with his own power, and who tried so hars to present this image of greatness through his statue
This is now destroyed by being forgotten - powerless
“Desert”
Suggests lifelessness and lack of culture - lack of power
“Wrinkled lip”
Shows an image of someone in disgust
Shelly uses this to show the danger of having unlimited power invested in them, as it enables them to see all other people as inferior and this derive an ability to apoppress them - power
“Sneer”
Contemptuous/mocking simile or tone. Makes it sound heartless
Its like hes mocking his subjects
Represents kings arrogance, confidence and sense of superiority - power
“Cold command”
Shellys own anti violence stance, as he was against all military exploits thus against “cold commands”
“King of kings”
Seems ironic to the reader when they are via the report of a traveller
Criticizes leaders amd their ideas of themselves - power
Sees himself omnipotent
“Look on my works”
The king clearly expects his empire and kingdon to survive, which is dramatic irony
Rhyme scheme
Irregular uses iambic pentameter
Implies how poetry amd literature cam defy tradition and give way to new power
