Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
‘King of kings’
A
Critiques leaders and their views
Thinks he’s omnipotent
Dramatic irony - expects his empire to survive
2
Q
‘Antique land’
A
Times always passing
Antiques are valuable
Time preserves value and bury invaluable
3
Q
‘Lifeless things’
A
Even when Ozymandias was alive he was lifeless, lived through power over his people
4
Q
‘Level sands stretch far away’
A
Democracy outweighs dictatorship
Great power of nature levels out everyone
5
Q
What’s ozymandias structure?
A
It is a sonnet (love poem) as ozymanidas loves himself
6
Q
‘ Shattered’
‘Trunkless’
A
Semantic field of the statue deteriorating
