Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
‘Vast and trunkless’
A
Two adjectives that undermine and contradict each other shows how irrelevant the statue is.
2
Q
‘Sneer of cold command’
A
Verb ‘sneer’ shows how to sculptor knew the sheer arrogance of the king.
3
Q
‘survive’… ‘living’
A
These two adjectives on the same line shows how nature will always beat humans.
4
Q
‘colossal wreck’
A
Oxymoron shows how even the biggest and grandest of statues won’t withstand the power of nature.
