Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
Form / Structure
A
Sonnet
2
Q
Imagery
A
ROUND THE DECAY OF THE COLOSSAL WRECK -death -culture I MET A TRAVELLER FROM AN ANTIQUE LAND -self -freedom TWO VAST AND TRUNKLESS LEGS OF STONE -power of nature
3
Q
Language
A
SEMANTICS OF ABSENCE
SEMANTICS OF DECAY
SEMANTICS OF THE BODY
- legs
- hand
- heart
- shattered
- wrinkles
- lifeless
- half
- nothing
4
Q
Mood
A
IRONIC TONE - weakness in his pride - inflated ego Juxpatposed with: - decay of the kingdom
5
Q
Soundscape
A
IAMBIC PENTAMETER
LOSES RHYME
-echoes the absence of man
-echoes decay
