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7 Cards in this Set
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Poet name? Type of poet? |
Percy Shelley Romantic poet |
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Poets opinion? |
Disliked monarchies and absolute power Wrote poem to make statement about monarchy |
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Who is Ozymandias? |
It’s another name for one of Egypt’s most powerful pharous, Ramses II |
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Perspective of poem? |
Narrative perspective, distances us from Ozymandias, removes power |
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Uses power of...? |
Power of nature used throughout, taking back power from Ozymandias |
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Key Quote |
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings” - Arrogant, believes he is on of the greatest humans, on level with divine leaders - hyperbolic, repetition |
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Key Quote |
“trunkless legs of stone” - tree(natural imagery) - tree can’t function without trunk, without body - Ozymandias’ statue is forgotten, meaningless |
