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Ozymandias
Respect for all forms of life is an essential value. Unmindful destruction of nature and its creatures deserves just punishment. Write in 80 to 100 words this essential value as brought out in the poem, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
Religions function on the basis of a man committing a crime or sin, repenting for it and then gaining subsequent pardon from a higher spiritual authority in lieu of his repentance. However, in the poem, there is no such eventual pardon in sight as the mariner is doomed to recount the story of his wrong deed for eternity to come. The poem explores the horror emanating from the unmindful destruction of nature and its creatures. It teaches us to respect all forms of life otherwise no matter how much one repents; pardon cannot be expected as no higher spiritual authority will ever condone a wanton act of cruelty.
Some More Questions From Ozymandias Chapter
'The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed.' Whose hand and heart has the poet referred to in this line?
'My name is Ozymandias, the king of kings:' Why does Ozymandias refer to himself as king of kings? What quality of the king is revealed through this statement?
'Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!' Who is Ozymandias referring to when he speaks of ye Mighty? Why should they despair?
Bring out the irony in the poem.
'Nothing beside remains'. What does the narrator mean when he says these words?
What is your impression of Ozymandias as a king?
What message is conveyed in this poem?
Identify and rewrite the lines from the poem spoken by the narrator, the traveller and Ozymandias.
Poetic Device
Lines from the poem
Alliteration
... and sneer of cold command
Synecdoche (substitution
of a part to stand for the
whole, or the whole to stand
for a part)
the hand that mock'd them
of a part to stand for the
whole, or the whole to stand
for a part)
What is the setting of the poem, ‘Ozymandias’ ?
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