Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
What is the message of Ozymandias?
A
The ephemeral nature of power, the transience and arrogance of humans, the corruption of power and the ultimate power of nature.
2
Q
What poems can Ozymandias be compared with?
A
The Prelude (The power of nature - benign until provoked)
My Last Duchess (Corruption of power)
Storm On The Island (The power of nature - attacking)
3
Q
Vast and….
A
Trunkless legs of stone.
4
Q
My name is Ozymandias…..
A
King of kings, look on my works ye mighty and despair.
5
Q
Stamped on….
A
These lifeless things.
6
Q
Sneer of….
A
Cold command.
7
Q
Decay of that…..
A
Colossal wreck.
8
Q
Shattered….
A
Visage.
