Ozymandias Flashcards
(5 cards)
“Look on … ……., … ………, …… ……..!”
My works ye mighty and despair. Irony. His hubristic command contrasts with the reuined statue. Power is temporary, pride is futile.
“Nothing ……….. ……….”
Beside remains. Contrasts with look on my works ye mighty and despair.
“colossal ………., ……….. …… ……..”
Wreck boundless and bare. Oxymoron. Collosal suggests greatness. Wreck shows decay. Boundless and bare evokes the emptiness and the passing if time
“Two ….. …. …….. …. … …… stand in the desert”
Vast and trunkless legs of stone. Natures overwhelming power, nature reclaims - contrast to the power he once had.
The hand that ……….. …… ….. ….. ……. ….. … …….
Mocked them and the heart that fed them. Rules via manipulation and control. Juxtaposition of mocked and fed shoes the duality in leadership