Ozymandias Flashcards

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“Vast and trunkless legs of stone”

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Metaphor

The ruined statue is a metaphor for a ruined power

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“Half sunk”

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Metaphor

Describes the statue as sunk, metaphor for forgotten power

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“Shattered visage”

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Just as the face of the statue is “shattered” “decayed” and a “wreck” so is Ozymandias’s power

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“Sneer of cold command”

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Alliteration

The harsh sound of ‘c’ shows the speaker’s distaste towards Ozymandias

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“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings”

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The repetition of ‘kings’ shows how Ozymandias viewed himselfself as a king of the kings. He was higher than the kings. He is trying to make people worship him as a God

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