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Mind Map by Jaz Davies, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jaz Davies
about 7 years ago
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Ozymandias
- "vast and trunkless legs of stone"
- Nature imagery
- Represents the roots of a once stable
tree, that as with time has lost its' power
as has the king with his empire.
- The lack of stability suggests
that there was no longer a
source to feed the tree - as
there was no power to fuel the
king's reign.
- The missing 'torso' of the statue
links to his lack of compassion as a
ruler.
- No matter how powerful at first,
everything decays.
- Represents the roots of a once stable
tree, that as with time has lost its' power
as has the king with his empire.
- Adjective 'vast' suggests of the "collosal wreck" that now remains.
- Infers of the immense amount land and power that he lost.
- Links to the empty surroundings.
- Links to the empty surroundings.
- Infers of the immense amount land and power that he lost.
- Nature imagery
- "those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these
lifeless things,"
- Juxtapostion of living and death - directly links to the now lifeless king.
- Connotes that even when alive, the ruler was 'lifeless' as he was
metaporically missing a heart by behaving so maliciously.
- Connotes that even when alive, the ruler was 'lifeless' as he was
metaporically missing a heart by behaving so maliciously.
- The image that continues of him is an opinion of hatred and anger.
- The destruction of his legacy is vast as all that remains is decaying statures.
- The destruction of his legacy is vast as all that remains is decaying statures.
- Nature and art will continue on whilst man (humankind) will eventually fall as
they can not withstand the test of time.
- Ruler fell as result of human nature seemingly being so menacing.
- Ruler fell as result of human nature seemingly being so menacing.
- Juxtapostion of living and death - directly links to the now lifeless king.
- "king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'"
- Referal to a higher archy of power exploits his egotistical character
as he believes himself at the same level of gods.
- Imperative verb 'Look' connotes that he is boastful
and may hold his authority above others to mimic
their power.
- Mocking tone displays how much power he believed himself to
have that eventually disappeared; may be a result of kharma
for viewing himself so highly.
- Imperative verb 'Look' connotes that he is boastful
and may hold his authority above others to mimic
their power.
- Proud of his works and so seeks gratitude
from his 'peers'.
- Referal to a higher archy of power exploits his egotistical character
as he believes himself at the same level of gods.
- "sneer of cold command"
- Alliteration
- Highlights his 'cold-hearted' nature.
- May have grown evil with power and so become nortorious as a TYRANICAL ruler.
- May have grown evil with power and so become nortorious as a TYRANICAL ruler.
- Presents the persoective of both the
sculptor and the people beneath him;
they viewed him as cold, ruthless and
overall mean in his attitude,
- King Ramesses the 2nd will be remembered as a
hated leader.
- King Ramesses the 2nd will be remembered as a
hated leader.
- Highlights his 'cold-hearted' nature.
- Adjective
- 'sneer' enforces his malicious personality and his treatment toward his kingdom.
- 'sneer' enforces his malicious personality and his treatment toward his kingdom.
- Alliteration
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