Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote Ozymandias?
A
Percy Bysshe Shelley
2
Q
Antique suggests the place is old and steeped in history, but it also may be out of date.
A
“I met a traveller from an antique land”
3
Q
The statue is barely standing, is ruined and missing. Suggesting that it has being eaten away by time.
A
“Two vast and trunkless legs
4
Q
Superlative-God like (hyperbole)
A
“King of kings”
5
Q
The tone indicated by the exclamation is strong and most powerful
A
“Ye Mighty, and despair!”
6
Q
Colossal meaning huge , a metaphor for his big ego rather than the statue.
A
“Colossal wreck”
