Ozymandias Flashcards
Who wrote ozymandias
Percy bysshe Shelley
When was it published
1818
What’s the form of the poem
Sonnet, in Iambic pentameter.
Sonnets are usually written in the context of love, emphasises his self love and narcissism
How does Shelley accentuate the destruction of the statue
Oxymoron “colossal wreck”
What is ironic in the poem 2
The sculptors work has endured whilst ozymandias’ power has not
Image of power contrasted by the colossal wreck of the statue
Give 3 context points on the poet Shelley
Atheist
Romantic poet
Philosophical poet
Give an example of plosives and alliteration
Boundless and bare
Who are having a conversation in the poem
The narrator and traveller
What does the direct speech do
Adds drama
Which pharaoh is this based on
Pharaoh ramesses 11 -1303BC- great warrior who wanted a statue to resemble his greatness- all that remains is the broken statue
What type of rhyme is it and explain effect
Imperfect rhyme for an imperfect ruler
Crumbling rhyme scheme
What theme shows strongly through this poem
Nature is always more powerful than man
Finish the quotation “a shattered…..
“A shattered visage lies”- he’s been conquered
Finish the quotation “I met a traveller from…..
“I met a traveller from an antique land”
Antique- the past, romantic poets were nostalgic
Antiques- pieces of history we collect, resembles statue- it’s broken pieces of history- his reign hasn’t lasted forever
Finish the quotation “the hand that…..
“The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed”
The hand- ozymandias
Them- the people he ruled
Heart that fed- he fed on their vulnerability, tyrant ruler who mocked people below him- ironic we can now mock his broken statue
