Ozymandias Techniques

Question 1

Metaphor
“Two ____ and __________ legs of stone ‘’

Answer 1

“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone ‘’

The ruined statue represents Ozymandias’s once-great power and ambition, now broken and abandoned. It metaphorically stands for the futility of human pride—even the mightiest fall and are forgotten.

Question 2

Metaphor
‘‘…a shattered ______ lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold _______…’’

Answer 2

’‘…a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command…’’

The “shattered visage” (broken face of the statue) is a metaphor for the collapse of Ozymandias’s image and identity. His pride and authoritarian personality are preserved in stone, but they are meaningless now. It’s a metaphor for how time destroys even the memory of tyrants.

Question 3

Metaphor
‘‘Of that ________ Wreck, boundless and bare. The lone and level sands stretch far away’’

Answer 3

'’Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare. The lone and level sands stretch far away’’

The “colossal wreck” is not just the statue—it is a metaphor for Ozymandias’s fallen empire, which once might have been vast and powerful but now lies in ruin.