Ozymandias Flashcards
Quote 1: antique land
‘I met a traveller from an antique land’
-deliberately vague - emphasises lack of importance
Quote 2: two legs trunk in the desssyyy
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert” - barren just a position of ‘vast’ and ‘trunkless’
Quote 3: snotty cum cold command
“Sneer of cold command” - ruthless , tyrant
Quote 4: hands mock and hearts Feed
“The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed” - double sided
Quote 5: kings
“King of kings” - religious context of god
Quote 6: my works are fuckin awesome (despar)
“Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair” - boasting
Quote 7: beside is but nothing ;-;
“Nothing beside remains” - hollow words
Quote 8: lonely sands stretchy far new level
“The lone and level sands stretch far away” - nature has outlived him
Quote 9: minecarfte survival
“Yet survive”
Meaning:
Power of nature , Lack of control, legacy and power are fleeting
Context:
Shelley was a romantic, pacifist, expelled for writing a paper on atheism
Poet:
Percy Shelley
