Percy Shelley Flashcards
to join with; to unite
mingle
the sources of streams and rivers
fountains
archaic form of yours
thine
a set of principles; a doctrine; a system of thought or view of the world
philosophy
massive; enormous
colossal
foundation; base
pedestal
scorned at; looked down upon
disdained
the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II
Ozymandias
face; countenance
visage
huge; extensive
vast
Central One Idea of “Ozymandias”
Though nearly everything deteriorates and passes away, even power, pride, and empire, one thing is eternal: art.
“In one another’s being mingle -
Why not I with thine?”
the speaker’s true intent
where the traveler is from
an antique land
some examples of mingling
fountains with the rivers; rivers with the ocean; etc.
“Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!”
Ozymandias
the content of stanza 2 in Love’s Philosophy”
The mountains kiss high heaven; the waves claps one another, etc.
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone …”
the statue
“All things by a law divine …”
“In one another’s being mingle -“
“And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, …”
“Tell that its sculptor well those passions read”
the speaker’s final declaration
“What are all these kissings worth,
If thou kiss not me?”
