Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
What type of poet was Shelly
A
Romantic
2
Q
What was the Romantic Movement a response to? (Ozymandias)
A
Industrial Revolution when Queen Victoria was building factories everywhere and breaking down nature to make more money
3
Q
What was Shelly sorrowing
A
Loss of nature because of pollution everywhere
4
Q
Shelly’s message in this poem
A
Human power is temporary its TRANSIENT (not permanent), its FUTILE (useless) its not going to last and nature will always outlive human beings
5
Q
What was the poem based on? (Ozymandias)
A
- Based on a real Egyptian pharaoh who built these memorials for himself hoping he would last forever however he used slave labour to build them.
- Allegorical message about political leaders who abuse their power
