Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
“The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed”
A
he is powerful and superior
sculpture shows the true qualities
shows the story against tyranny
2
Q
“Sneer of cold command”
A
no desire to aid the citizens like other rulers
‘c’ sound shows the harshness he rules with
3
Q
“stamped on these lifeless things”
A
shows how evil his rule was over his subjects
4
Q
colossal wreck
A
juxtaposition- shows how nature has outlived his power
5
Q
“I met a traveller from an antique land”
A
creates distance from himself and statue
antique land shows how its long forgotten and his power is gone
6
Q
Form and Structure
A
Sonnet with turning point showin shifts in power
irregular rhyme scheme- power can be destroyed and lost
