Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
What is the poem about?
A
Narrator meets a traveller who tells him about the statue of a king that has crumbled away.
2
Q
What are the 3 feelings and attitudes in the poem?
A
Pride
Arrogance
Power of nature
3
Q
How is irony presented?
A
there is nothing to show about what ozymandias is boasting about. - statue has gone
4
Q
What quote shows his arrogance?
A
“kings of kings”
“look on my works, ye mighty”
5
Q
How does the describe the statue now?
A
“decay”
“colossal wreck”
shows how human achievements are insignificant now due to time and nature
6
Q
what does having “survive” and “lifeless” on the same line create?
A
hints how nature can outlast humans power- immortalises it
