Ozymandias Flashcards

(5 cards)

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“Look on … ……., … ………, …… ……..!”

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My works ye mighty and despair. Irony. His hubristic command contrasts with the reuined statue. Power is temporary, pride is futile.

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“Nothing ……….. ……….”

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Beside remains. Contrasts with look on my works ye mighty and despair.

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“colossal ………., ……….. …… ……..”

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Wreck boundless and bare. Oxymoron. Collosal suggests greatness. Wreck shows decay. Boundless and bare evokes the emptiness and the passing if time

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“Two ….. …. …….. …. … …… stand in the desert”

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Vast and trunkless legs of stone. Natures overwhelming power, nature reclaims - contrast to the power he once had.

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The hand that ……….. …… ….. ….. ……. ….. … …….

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Mocked them and the heart that fed them. Rules via manipulation and control. Juxtaposition of mocked and fed shoes the duality in leadership

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