Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
Poem form:
A
Sonnet: loves power and himself
2
Q
“Nothing beside remains”
A
Volta: life can turn within an instance
Caesura: emphasises that nothing remains
3
Q
“My name is ozymandias, king of kings:”
A
Symbolic: he worships power so much that he wants to appear godlike
Juxtaposition: Thinks he is a god but statue is in the middle of the desert
4
Q
“A shatter visage lies”
A
Adjective “shattered”: cannot be fixed , he is beyond repairable, everything destroyed by nature and time
5
Q
Freud id:
A
Worships power so much that he challenged nature and god itself
6
Q
Patriarchy:
A
Victim of patriarchy as he believed he had to be really powerful as a man
