Ozymandias of Egypt : ASSEB (AHSEC) Class 12 Alternative English Notes
Which king is referred to in the poem ‘Ozymandias of Egypt’?
King Rameses II is referred to in the poem ‘Ozymandias of Egypt’.
What type of a poem is ‘Ozymandias of Egypt’?
The poem ‘Ozymandias of Egypt’ is a sonnet.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
The poet, P. B. Shelley, is the speaker of the poem.
Who tells the poet about the shattered statue?
The traveller tells the poet about the shattered statue.
Name the collection of poetry in which ‘Ozymandias of Egypt’ got first published.
Ozymandias of Egypt was first published in Rosalind and Helen, A Modern Eclogue with Other Poems.
What is the rhyme scheme of ‘Ozymandias of Egypt’ ?
The poem ‘Ozymandias of Egypt’ is a sonnet with ABABACDCEDEFEF rhyme scheme. What is ironic about the inscription on the pedestal of Ozymandias’s statue?
The King Ozymandias with the help of the inscription on the pedestal of his statue which is built in his tenure, asks people to look on his works and achievements. But the irony is that all his accomplishments are destroyed now. The things, on which he feels proud, are no longer available.
Who was Ozymandias?
Ozymandias was the Greek name for the pharaoh Rameses II, one of the most powerful rulers of the ancient world.
What quality of Ozymandias does the narrator represent?
The quality that the narrator represent is the king’s grand misapprehension of his own power and might. He thought he could himself immortalise in stone. But with the passing of time all that remained of that statue was a colossal wreck.
Write a brief not on the theme of ‘transience of power’ as discussed in the poem
‘Ozymandias of Egypt’ is sonnet composed by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It appeared in his collection Rosalind and Helen, A Modern Eclogue with other Poems, published in 1819.
One of the major themes of the poem 'Ozymandias of Egypt' is transience of power. The poem seems to question the transient nature of human being. Humans have the tendency to immortalise the powers vested upon them. As we see in the case of Ozymandias, the king Rameses II. He is known for his power, arrogance and dominance over the people. He thinks to immortalise his powers and hopes to be remembered even after his death. With this thought he erects statue of his own and inscribes a few lines on his name and achievements. He hopes that people will admire him and can never think to be equal. But the poet P. B. Shelley with his poetic skill has portrayed in the poem that powers and glory doesn't last forever. Nothing beside remain, only the vast sand stretching away in the desert.
‘The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed’. Whose hand and heart has the poet referred to in this line?
The Phrase ‘The hand that mocked them’ refers to the hands of the sculpture who made the statue of Ozymandias in a way that it represents the arrogance of the king. Again the phrase ‘the heart that fed’ refers to the heart of the sculpture which gave the feelings to the sculpture of Ozymandias.
How does the poet describe the expression of Ozymandias’s face?
The poet P. B. Shelley has met a traveller from a antique land. The expression of Ozymandias's face has been described by P.B. Shelley in the poem as per the description of the traveller. He tells the narrator i.e., the poet that the frown and 'sneer of cold command' on the statue's face indicate the boastful and arrogant face of the tyrannical ruler. About the sculptor, Shelley tells 'the hand that mocked' which portrays the autonomy of the artist who, work under the king but becomes superior in respect of art as he satirically represent the face of the arrogant ruler.
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