Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley Flashcards
1
Q
Who is the author of this poem?
A
(Percy Bysshe) Shelley
2
Q
What is the main theme of this poem?
A
Power
3
Q
What does the quote ‘Two vast and trunkless legs of stone’ show?
A
That power can be temporary/lost
4
Q
A word that shows weakness
In the poem
A
‘shattered’
5
Q
What does the quote ‘Half sunk, a shattered visage lies’ show?
A
Weakness
6
Q
What does the quote ‘wrinkled lip’ show?
A
- Disgust
- Arrogance
- A lack of respect
6
Q
What does the quote ‘sneer of cold command’ show?
A
- Harsh leadership
- Power can corrupt people
7
Q
What does the quote The hand that mocked them show?
A
- Making fun
- Insignificance of power
8
Q
What does the quote ‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings’ show?
A
- Arrogance
- Above all
- Powerful
- Corruption
9
Q
What does the quote ‘boundless and bare’ show?
A
That human power is temporary
10
Q
What does the quote ‘The lone and level sands stretch far away’ show?
A
It emphasises the insignificance of his power
11
Q
What does the word ‘lone’ emphasise?
A
Isolation
