Ozymandias Flashcards
1
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“Vast and trunkless legs of stone”
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Metaphor
The ruined statue is a metaphor for a ruined power
2
Q
“Half sunk”
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Metaphor
Describes the statue as sunk, metaphor for forgotten power
3
Q
“Shattered visage”
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Just as the face of the statue is “shattered” “decayed” and a “wreck” so is Ozymandias’s power
4
Q
“Sneer of cold command”
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Alliteration
The harsh sound of ‘c’ shows the speaker’s distaste towards Ozymandias
5
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“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings”
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The repetition of ‘kings’ shows how Ozymandias viewed himselfself as a king of the kings. He was higher than the kings. He is trying to make people worship him as a God
