Ozymandias Flashcards
(30 cards)
Who wrote ozymandias
Percy Shelley
What type of poet wish Shelley
Romantic poet, anti-monarch and a Pacifist
What inspired
what did shelley use his poerty for
the spread a message about the beatuy of nature and wanting an end to industrialisation
who leader is the poem refering to
ramesses II
who was ramesses II
an egyptian pharaoh who was remebered for his tyranny and his defeat
why is geotge the III important
poem written during his reigin of oppresive nature so possible inspired by him
what is the poem trying to show
power does not last forever
what perspective is the poem written in
1st
what kind of speaker is the speaker
omniscient
what does the perspective show
disconnects speaker from shelley so society does try to attack him for his views
what does the opening “i met a traveller from an antique land” do
passes responsibility of poem on speaker, he is free to comment on the moray
what is the rythme scheme of the poem
irregular
what does the irregular rythme scheme in contrast with single stanza show
how differnt groups of people view war
what does the irregular ryhtme schem show
the lack of control of the ruler
what does the single stanza show
control and order
what does the irregular rhyme scheme breaking away from sonnet show
not all poetry needs to be traditional and conforming
what what des the alliteration in “boundless and bare” show
communicate the vast extent of nature and ability to outlive most things
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represts desert as vast and never ending
what does the consonance of “cold commands” show
harsh sound reflects lack of compassion from the ruler and how oppresive he is
what does the consonace in the poem show relating to power of military
shelley is against violence
what can the poem been seen as am allegory for
king George III and alll figures of power
what does shelley use metaphors to show
sense of irony about the fal of the king, power will lead to this
what does the image of “shattered visage show”
irony as the king belived so strongly in his power yet the statue has now been forgotten just ike him name
what dos the desert symbolise
ozymandias loosing his legacy
