Ozymandias

Question 1

What is the big idea regarding this poem?

Answer 1

All tyrants are eventually defeated and reduced to nothing and nature will always take over

Question 2

What is the significance of the first line?

Answer 2

He’s initially excluding himself from the extract and making it an anecdote showing he doesn’t want to be involved

Question 3

What is the significance of ‘sneer of cold command’?

Answer 3

The harsh sounding ‘c’ alliteration shows his cruelty

Question 4

What is the significance of ‘nothing beside remains’?

Answer 4

Straight after and shows the emptiness of the land and corruption of power

Question 5

What is the significance of ‘lone and level’ and ‘sands stretch’

Answer 5

Alliteration making it hard to say shows the infinite power of nature

Question 6

What is the context of ‘Ozymandias’?

Answer 6

It was written by a romantic poet , inspired by

Question 7

What Poems can you compare it to?

Answer 7

• Prelude - Nature taking over

- My last duchess - criticism of human power