ozymandias Flashcards
what describes the structure of the poem
sonnet (14 lines), single stanza, short poem
rhyme?
alternative rhyming couplets
“whose frown and….
wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command “
“the hand that……
mocked them and the heart that fed;”
“My name is…
ozymandias, king of kings: look on my works ye mighty and despair!”
which words describe the mess leftover
half sunk, nothing beside remains, decay, colossal wreck, boundless, bare, lone
short sentences add
emphasis
what is the importance of the poet decribing that there is nothing left
it is mocking ozymandias and is stressing that he has a reduced importance and that power is temporary
what is the importance that the statue has fallen
power loss, was there any attempt to maintain it (shows his lack of popularity), represents fall in reign.
enjambment could reflect what
the broken statue,