ozymandis

Question 1

Natures power has taken over again

Answer 1

“Two vast and trunkless legs
Of stone stand in the dessert”
Visual imagery -emphasizes nature taken his power
-he is left forgotten

Question 2

Authorities abuse of power

Answer 2

“My name is Ozymandias the king of Kings”
Hyperbole
presenting himself as godlike
he views higly of himself
contrasts to the decrepit reality of the statue.
Shelly - atheist then - use of slight biblical language - power inst important

Question 3

Power is temporary

Answer 3

“sneer of cold command”
Alliteration - ‘c’ sound
emphasizes - harsh nature
- describes facial expressions (snobby, self-centered, looking down on others)
- commands are no longer inforced, dead to the world

Question 4

Structure form

Answer 4

Form: Sonnet (14 lines)
Rhyming pattern a,b,a,b
Iambic pentameter

Question 5

similar/different

Answer 5

Set in a dessert
Abuse of power

Question 6

introduction

Answer 6

Bothe Perry Bysshe Shelly in “Ozymandias”, which is set in the 1800s during the romantic period and William Blake in “London” which is set during the Industrial Revolution present themes of power through the cold and uncaring attitude of those in power.