P Ozymandias Flashcards
“Two ___ and ______ legs of stone”
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone”
Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley
Something that was once great has now fallen apart. Possible metaphor for Empires.
Power doesn’t last
“sneer of ___ _____”
“sneer of cold command”
Ozymandias - Percy Shelley
Ozymandias ruled with fear - he was ruthless and brutal.
Alliteration
“Half____, a _____ _____ lies, whose ____ / And _____ lip, and ____ of ___ command”
“Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown / And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command”
Semantic field of facial expressions show arrogance.
Ceasuras break up the statue.
“The ___ that _____ them and the ____ that ___”
“The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed”
Careless, cruel leader, perhaps some emotion
“My name is _______, ___ of ____”
“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings”
Biblical language, used arrogantly
Pronoun of ‘My’ emphasises pride
“Look on my ____, ye _____, and _____!”
“Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
He is referring to God and implying that he is superior.
Commanding verb
! - confidence
ironic as next line shows nothing left
“_____ wreck”
“colossal wreck”
huge wreck
metaphor for Os ego
forgotten statue
“_____ and bare”
“boundless and bare”
alliteration emphasises how forgotten statue is
