Ozymandias Flashcards
1
Q
“I met a traveller from an antique land”
A
Shelley frames the poem as a story to make it clear that the narrator hasn’t even seen the statue himself. This emphasises how unimportant Ozymandias is now.
2
Q
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone”
A
Emphasises size and stature but also shows that the statue is incomplete.
