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Flashcards in Ozymandias Deck (6)
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1
Q

Look on my …………………. ye mighty and ……………….

A

works, despair

2
Q

……………… of cold ……………………..

A

sneer, command

3
Q

a …………………………. visage lies

A

shattered

4
Q

………………….. beside remains

A

Nothing

5
Q

boundless and …………

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bare

6
Q

What news inspired Shelley to write the poem?

A

In 1817, news broke that archaeologists had discovered fragments of a funereal statue of Ramesses II and intended to send the pieces to the British museum. This discovery inspired Shelley’s pen.