Background
What were 2 things that Percy Bysshe Shelley was known for?
Emotional expression, visionary idealism, advocacy for social change, non-violence, individual freedom
What did Shelley's poems aim to voice?
Shelley's poems voiced the concerns of an idealistic reformer who is disappointed or persecuted by an unreceptive society
What is the overall theme of this poem?
Nothing ever lasts - the temporary nature of power
What does mutability mean?
The tendency to change
Where was Percy Bysshe Shelley educated?
Syon House Academy, Eton College
What was the name of the pamphlet Percy was expelled for writing?
The Necessity of Atheism
How is Ozymandias described as a leader?
He was cruel and arrogant
What figurative language type is: "We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon"
Simile
What did most of Percy's career revolve around?
Percy's career was largely politically oriented (Politics)
Why were Shelley's works criticized in school?
They were viewed as absurd nonsense
What is seen as having more power? Humans or nature?
Nature
What is the overall theme of this poem?
Everything fades away, leaving only the constant reality of change itself