Context.

1. In 35 words or less (don’t worry if you go over), summarise who Shelley was.

1.1. Why are Shelley and Wordsworth both similar yet different?

2. Define the following words (they are all in

paragraph 2):

Imperialist Pacifist. Oppressive Critique

2.2. How many synonyms can you think of for the words above?

Why did he write this poem? and The title of the poem

3. Who was Ozymandias?3.1. What similarities did

Ozymandias and King George III share?

3.2. Why perhaps did Shelley not call his poem, King George III?

3.3. What else is significant about the title?

Understanding the poem

4. Read the poem. Look, in particular, at which lines are hard to understand. Now write down the translation for these lines (this is beneath the poem).

4.1. Do you have an different way of interpreting any of the lines. Write this down too.

So, what does this poem have to do with power and conflict?

Copy and complete the sentences below:

5. This is a poem about power because…

5.1. However, Shelley undermines the power of humans by…

A little about the form of this poem

6. What is meant by the FORM of a poem?

6.1. How many forms of poetry do you know? Can you think of one beginning with each of the following letters?

A b_____dA h______F______ V______An e____cA s_________t

6.2. Any others?

A little about the form of this poem

7. Why did Shelley select a sonnet to be the form of his poem?

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

Reason 3: (see tricky bit)

Understanding important alliteration in the poem:

8. What do we mean by alliteration?

When more the same _____ is repeated at the beginning of numerous words.

8.1. How is sibilance different?

8.2. In your own words what is the effect of the 3 examples of alliteration?

Explain the metaphor (not in the commentary)

9. How could ‘sand’ be used as a metaphor for time in this poem?

10. What do the following words mean in the poem?

a) Antique b) Trunkless c) Visage d) mock

Annotate anything else you

think is important in your anthology