Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
Summary
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Ozymandias once rules an empire
Had a statue built of himself to show off power
Empire has turned into sand
Pieces of statue still left
Nature will always defeat man
2
Q
Key points
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Form - sonnet
- loves himself, loves power.
Structure - volta
3
Q
Nothing
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Nothing beside remains.
Volta (turning point)
- life can turn in an instant.
Caesura (pause in the middle of a line)
4
Q
My name
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My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Hyperbole (intentional exaggeration)
Symbolic
Juxtaposition
5
Q
A shattered
A
A shattered visage lies,
Shattered (adjective) - beyond repairable
- Nature always wins
6
Q
Context
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Freud: Id
Patriachy
