ozymandias Flashcards
what is the metaphor im ozymandias
the statue of ozymandias metaphorically represents power, legacy and command. it clarifies the meaning of the object and makes it clear that once the king was mightly and on powerful .it also shows that the sand has eroded the actual shape of the shape of the statue, representing the destructive power of time.
what is the meaning behind the poem ozymandias?
shely’s poem images a meeting between the narrator and a ‘trowener’ describes a ruined statue he -or she - saw in the middle of a desert somewhere. the fragillity of human power and on the effects of time.
what is the irony in ozymandias?
the irony in the poem lies in the fact the mighty river had the following words engraved on his staue ‘ my name is ozymandias , kings of kings: look a poem my works ye mighty and despair’, these words convey he was so powerful thta no other king surpass him.
why is alliteration used in ozymandias ?
there are several in sentences of alliteration in ozymandias including the phrases ‘cold command’ and ‘noundless bare’.the repition is alliteration often makes a poem sound more intresting and pleasant.
themes of ozymandias
transcinece-he’s obsessed with the very fact that the statue is a ‘colossal wreck’
what form is ozymandias written in ?
petrarchan sonnet. it’s divided into an 8-lined octave that creates a situation and a 6 line setet that comments on the situation
what does trunkless mean in ozymandias?
‘trunkless legs’ means legs by themseleves not attched to an body, they are ‘of stone’ because shelly is descibing a statue , or at least parts of a statue.
