Ozymandias

• Who is the author of the poem Ozymandias?

  Percy Shelley
• What is the general perception of the poem Ozymandias?

  It is clever and complex
• In what year was Percy Shelley born?

  1792
• What literary movement did Percy Shelley belong to?

  Romanticism
• What was Percy Shelley's family background?

  He came from a wealthy family
• Why was Percy Shelley expelled from university?

  For writing in favor of atheism
• Who did Percy Shelley marry after leaving his first wife?

  Mary Shelley
• What tragic event occurred shortly after Percy Shelley's first wife's death?

  He married Mary Shelley
• How did Percy Shelley die?

  Drowned at sea
• How was Percy Shelley's popularity during his lifetime?

  He was not very successful
• How does Percy Shelley's popularity today compare to his lifetime?

  He is now regarded as a fine poet
• What political beliefs did Percy Shelley hold?

  He was a pacifist and vegetarian
• During whose reign was Ozymandias written?

  King George III
• What was King George III known for during his reign?

  Involvement in military conflicts
• What is a key theme in Ozymandias?

  Power is deluded and temporary
• What does the poem suggest about art compared to power?

  Art lasts longer than power
• Who is Rameses II in relation to Ozymandias?

  He is the historical figure behind Ozymandias
• What was the inspiration for the poem Ozymandias?

  A statue of Rameses II
• What genre does Ozymandias belong to?

  Sonnet
• What is the structure of a sonnet?

  14 lines with an octave and sestet
• Who is credited with creating the sonnet form?

  Giovanni Del Lentini
• What is the rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet?

  ABBA ABBA
• What is the purpose of the volta in a sonnet?

  To introduce a shift in argument
• What is the typical meter of a sonnet?

  Iambic pentameter
• How many quatrains are in a Shakespearean sonnet?

  Three quatrains
• What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

  ABABCDCDEFEFGG
• What are the two parts of a sonnet mentioned in the study material?

  Octave and sestet
• What does the term "volta" refer to in a sonnet?

  A sharp turn in the poem's argument
• Who made the sonnet form famous about 100 years after Petrarch?

  Shakespeare
• What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

  Three quatrains and a couplet
• How many lines does a sonnet have?

  14 lines
• What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

  ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
• How does the sonnet form relate to the theme of power in the poem?

  It reflects the transient nature of power
• What negative words are used in the poem to convey its theme?

  Sunk, shattered, frown, wrinkled, sneer
• What literary device is used with the phrase "cold command"?

  Alliteration
• What does the phrase "lone and level sands stretch far away" suggest?

  Nature outlives the powerful ruler
• What is the irony present in the poem?

  Ozymandias expected permanence, but crumbles
• What does the phrase "the hand that mocked" refer to?

  The artist who created the statue
• What are the two meanings of the word "mocked" in the poem?

  To create and to ridicule
• How does Shelley position himself in relation to Ozymandias?

  He detaches himself from the king