Ozymandias Flashcards
big idea of ozymandias
inevitable downfall of all leaders
nothing lasts forever
pride and hubrus can’t conqeur nature
what type of poem is ozymandias
a sonnet
how many lines in ozymandias
14 lines
why is it significant that ozymandias is a sonnet
love poem to power
does ozymandias have iambic pentameter
yes
why is it significant that there is loose iambic pentemetere in ozymandias
ephemeral power
( short lasting )
who was Ramesses II
powerful and oppressive tyrant
what did Ramesses II believe
he believed that he was godlike
had 8 wives and over 100 kids
when did Ramesses II rule
1279 - 1213 BC
when was Ozymandias written
1817
who wrote Ozymandias
Percy Shelley
‘Two vast and trunkless legs of stone’
image of time and nature
which erode power / statue
‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings’
hubris and pride
arrogance and boastful
saying found on statue of ramesses II
‘a shattered visage’
unrecognisable
has no purpose
