Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
Shelley’s poem ‘Ozymandias’ explores the _______ of human power and serves as a ______ criticism of the British
______.
A
Shelley’s poem ‘Ozymandias’ explores the transience of human power and serves as a veiled criticism of the British
monarch.
2
Q
When was the poem wrote?
A
1817
3
Q
What is the poem about?
A
The poem is about a crumbling statue of an Egyptian pharaoh called Rameses II (Ozymandias) who
ruled between 1279 and 1312
4
Q
a shattered ___ lies, whose ____
A
a shattered visage lies, whose frown
5
Q
And _______ lip, and sneer of cold ________
A
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command
6
Q
‘The _____ and level sands ____ far away’
A
‘The lone and level sands stretch far away’
7
Q
Look on my works, ye ____, and ____.’
A
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.’
