Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
What is the context
A
Written in 1818
Inspired by the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II
2
Q
What are the main themes
A
Power of humans, nature and pride
3
Q
What is the form and structure?
A
Sonnet
Volta
Iambic pentameter
4
Q
Who is the poet?
A
Shelly
5
Q
“King if kings… ye mighty and despair”
A
Suggests he is arrogant and powerful, he even challenged other rulers
6
Q
“Sneer of cold command”
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Shows that the sculptor understood the arrogance of the ruler
7
Q
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone”
A
This emphasise size and status but also shows that the statue is incomplete
8
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“I met a traveller from an antique land”
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“I” is a personal pronoun
Emphasise how unimportant ozymandias is now
Suggests the poem is like a story
