Ozymandias Flashcards

Percy Bysshe Shelley

He was a romantic poet with very strong political views. He was born in 1792 and died in 1822. He did not believe in god.

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"sneer and cold command"

These adjectives describing the statue shows that you can tell by the detail of the statue that the person was powerful and arrogant.

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"the hand that mocked them an the heart that fed"

This shows how they used to abuse their power and was very vein.

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"My name is Ozymandias"

Using the possessive adjective "My" shows he is very proud.

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"king of kings"

This is hyperbole and it shows that they are vein by calling themselves the "king of kings".

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"boundless and bare"

This alliteration shows that the desert is isolated.

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These adjectives describing the statue shows that you can tell by the detail of the statue that the person was powerful and arrogant.

"sneer and cold command"

This shows how they used to abuse their power and was very vein.

Using the possessive adjective "My" shows he is very proud.

This is hyperbole and it shows that they are vein by calling themselves the "king of kings".

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