ozymandias*^ Flashcards
1
Q
who wrote ozymandias
A
percy shelley
2
Q
what does the traditional use of iambic pentameter signify
A
the world of antiquity in the poem
3
Q
c: why was shelley expelled from oxford
A
writing an essay on ‘the necessity of atheism’ - highlighting his controversial beliefs
4
Q
c: why was shelley known as a Romantic
A
didn’t comply to social norms
5
Q
c: what is the statue of
A
- Pharoah Ramesses II
-arrogant pharoah who called himself Ozymandias (king of kings)
6
Q
‘two vast and…’
A
trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert
7
Q
‘half sunk, a…’
A
shattered visage lies
8
Q
‘sneer of…’
A
cold command
9
Q
‘nothing beside remains…’
A
round the decay of that colossal wreck
10
Q
‘The hand that…
A
mocked them, the heart that fed’
