Ozymandious Flashcards
Overview of ozymandious
Speaker meets a traveller who saw a large broken down statue in the middle of the desert
What does the pedestal read
My name is ozymandious king of kings look on my works ye mighty and despair
What shows that his power disappeared
Nothing beside remains round the decay of that colossal wreck boundless and bare
What shows ozymandious arrogance and ruthlessness
A sneer or cold command
What are four potential messages from ozymandious
Power is temporary
Power can corrupt you
monarchs can be currupt
Nature is more powerful than man
What is ozymandious the Greek name for
Pharaoh ramesses II
And the pharaohs believed they were mortal gods and there legacy would last forever
What was Shelley as a poet and his beliefs
A romantic poet who wanted equal distribution of wealth and he was anti monarchy
What shows the enormity of nature
Lone and level sands stretch far away
What did his hand do
The hand that mocked them
