Poams ozymandias Flashcards
ozymandias overview
narrator meets a traveler who tells him about a statue in the middle of the desert. The statue is of an ancient and cruel ruler from the past
ozymandias structure
sonnet 14 lines
has some features but not all. This shows that ozymandias can not be loved and Percy is mocking him
what is vanity
supreme
what is magalomaniac
power hungry
what is arrogance
a display of pride and complacency
what quotation shows blunt alliteration
“boundless and bare”
what quotation shows alliteration
“lone and level sands”
what quotation shows the imperative verb
“look on my works, ye mighty and despair”
other ozymandias quotes
“colossal wreak”
“sneer of cold command”
“two vast and trunk less legs”
“a shattered visage”
romantics
1798-1832
nature- awe-inspiring, fascinating and beautiful
self expression- all about feelings
politics- social injustice, french revolution, freedoms and rights
