Ozymandias Flashcards
1
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“King of Kings”
A
Power
2
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“I met a traveller from an antique land”
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Traveller speaking for the vast majority - talking to the narrator, unusual structure
3
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“sneer of cold command”
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Alliteration, looking down, dismissive, lack of emotion
4
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“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
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How he wants to be remembered, doesn’t think people can be as good as him, arrogance, pride
5
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“Nothing beside remains”
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Nothing of his rule is left, short, simple sentence, only short sentence in the poem, makes the point that nothing lasts
6
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“Wreck”
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Pronoun, Ozymandias becomes the wreck
7
Q
Compare to?
A
Hawk Roosting
