Literary devices in ozymandias poem

Journey 10 Checkpoint

Read Percy Shelley's poem, and identify and analyze his use of irony, satire, dramatic irony, and juxtaposition.

Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley

I met a traveler from an antique land,

Who said—"Two vast and trunkless legs of stone?

Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,

Tell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,

The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;

And on the pedestal, these words appear:

How does Shelley use of these literary devices to create meaning in the poem? Write a 2paragraph response focusing on just one device per paragraph and how it creates meaning in the poem. Remember the use the C-E-A format in each paragraph.

Claim

The writer's position on the topic, the writer provides an answer to the assigned question based on his/her understanding.

Evidence

The proof or evidence that supports the claim, this evidence would be in the form of direct quotes and supporting details from the piece of literature (story, poem, novel B play).

Possible sentence starters:

One example from the

As shown in this passage.

The writer’s explanation how the evidence supports the position or claim

Possible sentence starters:

Based on the above evidence. „

Journey 10 Checkpoint

Read Percy Shelley's poem, and identify and analyze his use of irony,

satire, dramatic irony,

and juxtaposition.

Ozymandias

by

Percy

Bysshe Shelley

I met a

traveler

from an antique land,

Who said

—

"Two vast and trunkless legs of

stone?

Stand in the desert.

Near them, on the sand,

Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose fro

wn,

And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,

Tell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,

The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;

And on the pedestal, these words appear:

How does Shelley use

of these literary devices to create meaning in the poem? Write a

2paragraph response focusing on just one device per paragraph and how it creates

meaning in the poem. Remember the use the C

-

E

-

A format in each paragraph.

Claim

The writ

er's position on the topic,

the

writer

provides an answer to the assigned question

based on his/her understanding.

Evidence

The proof or evidence that supports the

claim,

this

evidence would be in the form

of direct quotes and supporting details

from the piece of literature (story, poem,

novel

B play).

Possible sentence starters:

One example from the

As shown in this passage.

Journey 10 Checkpoint

Read Percy Shelley's poem, and identify and analyze his use of irony, satire, dramatic irony,

and juxtaposition.

Ozymandias by Percy

Bysshe Shelley

I met a traveler from an antique land,

Who said—"Two vast and trunkless legs of stone?

Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,

Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,

And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,

Tell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,

The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;

And on the pedestal, these words appear:

How does Shelley use of these literary devices to create meaning in the poem? Write a

2paragraph response focusing on just one device per paragraph and how it creates

meaning in the poem. Remember the use the C-E-A format in each paragraph.

Claim

The writer's position on the topic, the writer

provides an answer to the assigned question

based on his/her understanding.

Evidence

The proof or evidence that supports the

claim, this evidence would be in the form

of direct quotes and supporting details

from the piece of literature (story, poem,

novel B play).

Possible sentence starters:

One example from the

As shown in this passage.