Ozymandias

Question 1

“nothing beside remains”

Answer 1

• volta, complete contrast to Ozymandias being so full of power (don’t think you are special, you could lose it all)

Question 2

“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings”

Answer 2

• hyperbole (Ozy’s over the top), symbolic (idea of a king), juxtaposition (to above quote) - ultimate king = god, Ozy saying he should be worshipped as most powerful being alive

Question 3

“shattered visage lies”

Answer 3

• “shattered” adj shows its broken to an unrepairable state - shows how power of nature + time is against Ozy and his empire

Question 4

Context

Answer 4

Freud’s id - Ozymandias worships power so much but his outcome was not successful
Patriarchy - victim of the toxic nature of patriarchy

Question 5

Form

Answer 5

Sonnet
What does Ozymandias love? = himself, power