Ozymandias Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
context
A
- Ozymandias was a powerful egyptian pharaoh
2
Q
- opening line
- establishes sense of impermanence from the outset
- indefinite article: insignificance of humans
- fragility
A
I met a traveller from an antique land
3
Q
- juxtaposition: glimpse into past and present
- strength
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Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
4
Q
- oppressive power
- alliterative consonance: harsh tone
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A sneer of cold command
5
Q
- self proclamation: sense of superiority
- biblical reference
- harsh consonance
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My name is Ozymandias, King of kings
6
Q
- undermines sense of power
A
nothing beside remains
7
Q
- soporific sounds
- diluted sense of power
A
The lone and level sands stretch far away
8
Q
form and structure
A
- sonnet: self love OR satirisation of the idolisation of political figures
9
Q
comparable poems
A
- London
- My Last Duchess
