Ozymandias Flashcards
‘Two……’
‘Two vast and trunkless legs of stone’
‘Half….’
‘Half sunk, a shattered visage lies’
‘W…..’
‘Wrinkled lip’
‘S….’
‘Sneer of cold command’
‘Broken Sonnet form’
His narcissism and pride are broken by the passage of time; Like his creations. This depicts the impermanent nature of narcissistic rule or man’s corruption.
‘Tell…..’
‘Tell that its sculptor well those passions read’
‘The….’
‘The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed’
‘My….’
‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty and despair’
-Biblical ref (King of Kings)
-Mighty refers to both the creations and him challenging God
‘N….’
‘Nothing beside remains.’
‘O…’ - Last two lines.
‘Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.’
The land is referred to as….
The land is referred to as ‘antique’
