Ozymandias Flashcards
1
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“an antique land”
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Steeped in history
2
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“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone”
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Image of time and nature eroding power/statue
3
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“a shattered visage”
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Unrecognisable, has no power
4
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“sneer of cold command”
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Synaesthesia - powerful arrogant/hubris
5
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“The hand that mocked them and the hand that fed”
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Abused his power
6
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“‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’”
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Tone - hubris- pride and arrogance
7
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“Nothing besides remains”
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- Ironic
- Juxtaposition
8
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“colossal wreck”
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Metaphor - ego/pride
9
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“The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
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- Imagery - the sands outlast the statue
- Sands juxtaposed to temporary statue
10
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What is the big idea of Ozymandias?
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The inevitable downfall of all rulers. Nothing lasts forever. Pride/hubris cannot conquer nature & time
11
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What is the structure of Ozymandias?
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- Sonnet - 14 lines, love poem - power
- Loose iambic pentameter
- Ephemeral power / is short lasting
12
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Who wrote Ozymandias?
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
