Ozymandias

Question 1

T V A T L O S

Answer 1

Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
-he HAD a lot of power,
-‘trunkless’: statue is broken so power faded

Question 2

L O M W Y M A D

Answer 2

Look on my works ye mighty and despair!
-wants enemies to fear power
-imperative, controlling even though he’s weak as it broke

Question 3

N B R

Answer 3

Nothing beside remains.
-his power decayed to nothing, power doesn’t last

Question 4

3 core

Answer 4

-romantic poet who is anti-monarchy. Man’s hubris vs natures power
-Ramesses II was the statue , hubristic and tyrannical ruler
-Sonnet used in irony, ozy adores power

Question 5

Big ideas

Answer 5

-nature is powerful, prevails mankind
-power is linked to status and wealth
-power creates ego and arrogance
-passing of time is inevitable

Question 6

Form

Answer 6

-broken sonnet and doesn’t use all rules, abuses his power
-no regular rhyme scheme as power.

Question 7

Structure

Answer 7

Builds an image of the statue then talks about its insignificance at the end