ozymandius

Question 1

quotes?

Answer 1

“wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command”
“look on my works, ye mighty and despair”
“colossal wreck”

Question 2

poet

Answer 2

Percy Shelly

Question 3

themes

Answer 3

transience of power
power of nature
insignificance of man

Question 4

purposes

Answer 4

criticize people and systems that believe to be invincible.

Question 5

form

Answer 5

sonnet with a Volta(line 9)
no regular theme reflecting destruction
iambic pentameter- which is disrupted throughout
second hand account-distances reader from the king

Question 6

structure

Answer 6

writer build imagery through poem by focusing on parts of the statue and then the vast desert to show its insignificance.

Question 7

irony

Answer 7

ruler boasts power
ruined statue shows transience of power
shows Shelly’s belief in being able to overturn society

Question 8

feelings and attitudes

Answer 8

pride- he called on others to admire his works.
arrogance- inscription shows he thought he was above all with no worthy competition.
power- humans are insignificant compared to the passing of time. art preserves humans but is still temporary.

Question 9

ozymandius

Answer 9

inspired by statue of Ramesses ii
king George 3 - king at time - inspiration
king G kept sending people to war
had mental instability

Question 10

shelly

Answer 10

atheist
kicked out of uni for atheistic writing
romantic poet

Question 11

romantic poets

Answer 11

love nature
hate urban living
rebel against oppressive government
against religion 
believe in emotion rather than reason