Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelly Flashcards
“i ____ a traveller from an ____ _____”
“i met a traveller from an antique land”
“a _____ ______ lies”
“a shattered visage lies”
“a _____ of _____ command”
“a sneer of cold command”
“the ____ that _____ them”
“the hand that mocked them”
“_____ of ____: look on my ___, ye _____ and _____”
“king of kings : look on my work, ye mighty and despair”
“the ____ of that _____ wreck”
“the decay of that colossal wreck”
“the ____ and _____ sands _____ far away”
“the lone and level sands stretch far away”
“i met a traveller from an antique land” what does this show
the narrator hasn’t seen or heard of the statue himself which emphasises how unimportant it was
“a shattered visage lies” what does this show
ironic - even those with the most power cannot control the damaging effects of time
“a sneer of cold command” what does this show
the sculpture understood the arrogance of the ruler
“the hand that mocked them” what does this show
the sculpture intended his statue to make fun of Ozymandias
“king of kings : look on my work, ye mighty and despair” what does this show
ironic - he tells the kings to despair because of the size and grandeur of his ‘works’, but they should infact despair the fact that their role is temporary and they will become unimportant
“the decay of that colossal wreck” what does this show
the ruined statur shows how human achievements are insignificant to the passing of time
“the lone and level sands stretch far away” what does this show
alliteration emphasises the feeling of empty space around the desert, the desert is so big that it makes Ozymandias incredibly insignificant
