Ozymandias Flashcards
Ozymandias illustrates the…
Ozymandias illustrates the fleeting nature of power
Ozymandias is written by…
Percy Shelley
“I met a ……… from an antique land”
“I met a traveller from an antique land
“the …. and …. sands stretched far away”
“the lone and level sands stretched far away”
Percy Shelley is a…
Radical Romantic Poet
Percy Shelley…
wanted to end oppression of ordinary people and supported social justice
Why was Ozymandias written?
Shelley was challenged to write a poem about a famous Egyptian pharaoh
What technique is “the lone and level sands stretched far away”
alliteration
“lone and level sands stretched far away”
“lone and level” suggests…
“lone and level” suggests isolation contrasting with the once dominant figure: Ozymandias
“lone and level sands stretched far away”
“sands” symbolises…
“sands” is symbolism of passage of time, which erases human accomplishment
“I met a … from a …. antique land”
“I met a traveller from an antique land”
“I met a traveller from an antique land”
“Traveller” suggests…
“Traveller” suggests…
- a sense of exploration and adventure
- adds elements of mystery and distances
“I met a traveller from an antique land”
“Antique land” suggests…
“Antique land” suggests…
- implies something of age/respected but worn
- vivid imagery of ancient civilisation during the time of pharaohs
