Ozymandius Flashcards
What is the poem about?
Narrator meets a traveller who tells him about a statue in a desert
What does the statue look like!m?
Broken and dismantled, aged by nature
What was wrote on the statue? (Quote)
“My name is ozymandius king of kings: look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!”
What is the theme of the poem?
Major disliking of power
Power of nature
Power of humans
What are the feelings and attitudes of the poem?
Power
Arrogance
Power
How does this show pride?
The ruler was proud of what he’d achieved. He called on other rules to admire what he did
How does the poem show arrogance?
The ruler believed he was the most powerful ruler in land nobody else could compete.
How does the poem show power?
Human civilisations and achievements are insignificant compared to the passing of time. Art has the power to preserve elements of human existence but is also temporary
Expand the quote “king of kings”
The title in the bible king of kings in the bible is named after god thinking he is god like. Shows arrogance and power.
Expand the quote “boundless and bare”
The desert is vast and survive far longer than the broken statue emphasimg the insignificance of the statue and ozymandius.
Expand the quote “ the decay of that colossal wreck”
The ruined statue shows how human achievements are insignificant compared to passing of time
Expand the quote “ sneer of cold command”
The sculptor understood the arrogance of the ruler
Expand the syllable “look”
Stressed syllable heightens the tone of command of ozymandius
Expand the quote “lone and level”
Alliteration- emphasises the feeling of empty space in surrounding deserts
Expand the quote “stand in the desert”
Setting suggest absence of life and vitality
