Ozymandias

Who wrote Ozymandias?

• Byron

• Keats

• Shelley

• Wordsworth

What inspired Shelley to write the poem?

• He saw a statue of Ramesses in The British Museum

• He went for a walk in Winchester

• He remembered lovely times as a child

• He was disturbed by the people he saw in London

How are his ideas in this poem linked to the Romantic movement ?

• He celebrates the abundance of nature and the cycle of nature.

• He reflects on how beautiful nature is

• He celebrates natural power and shows that human power is short-lived.

• He shows that nature should be enjoyed and appreciated.

What type of poem is it?

• ode

• sonnet

• lyric

• epic

Why has he used a sonnet?

• He only wrote sonnets.

• To show that Ozymandias loves power.

• Because Ozymandias loves nature.

• He was tired and didn't want to write a long poem.

I met a traveler from an '.........' land

What authority was Shelley criticising in his poem?

• The Industrial Revolution

• King George III

• Foreign governments

• God

Why was he criticising King George III?

• King George wanted to stop all wars

• King George openly criticised the Romantic poets and mocked them

• King George wanted to go to war with Egypt and build his own statues

• King George had engaged in many conflicts and was thought of as tyrannical and oppressive

What does 'trunkless' mean?

• Not having a body/torso

• Not having a place to put your belongings

• It refers to a type of Egyptian elephant

• It means not brave.

What does the quote 'King of kings' refer to?

• It is a reference to Jesus in the bible

• Ozymandias was the king

• Ozymandias thought he would be the first of many kings

• It is a reference to his predecessors.