Ozymandias Flashcards
(8 cards)
Sonnet formed poem
Traditionally a love poem and is like this to mock Ozymandias love for himself and his ego
“king of kings”
repetition of king shows how Ozymandias wished to be seen and portrays himself as omnipotent
Statue of himself
he wanted to have a statue of himself to be immortalized in peoples memories but those that see him are reminded of how his power crumbled just like his statue
Language
The language is negative to show how the poet feels towards rulers that rule in a cruel manner
“shattered visage”
The statue is unrecognisable, a statue of someone and we can no longer tell who, has no purpose anymore
“cold command”
he sounds powerful and arrogant but is ironic as there is nothing left of his statue representing his power
“colossal”
meaning vast or huge, is a metaphor for his ego as the statue was built out of him being too egotistic
“The lone and level sands”
The lone and level sands outlast the statue, juxtaposed to the power and ego of the statue - sand is also iconic of time
