ozymandias

• Power and greatness will not last forever


  Which statement best expresses the theme of this poem?
• "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!/ Nothing beside remains. Round the decay" (lines 11-12)


  Which section of the text best develops the theme?
• It helps emphasize how the story is a tale that is being passed on to the reader, indicating that there is a message to be heeded


  What is the effect of the speaker hearing about this statue from someone else as opposed to seeing it with his own eyes?
• It emphasizes the contrast between the king's arrogance and the ruin his statue has become


  For what purpose did the author include the inscription on the statue, "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" (Line 11)?
• It was another name for the pharaoh Ramses II who ruled Ancient Egypt from 1279-1213 BC


  Who was Ozymandias?
• Vast & trunkless legs of stone


  What are some contrasting imagery found in the sonnet?
• Was corrupted due to his pride

  The reader can infer that Ozymandias' reign over Egypt
• The pharaoh Ramses from Exodus

  What can Ozymandias' allude to?
• Desert; Egypt


  What is the setting?
• "Half sunk, a shattered visage..."

  Irony