![]() ![]() Shelley illuminates the transience of Ozymandias' power he had not achieved the legacy he believed he would and instead his works have been reduced to ' Nothing' a pronoun that highlights how forgotten Ozymandias' works have become.Shelley also shows the power of nature over man with cyclical natural imagery, the poem begins in an ' antique land' and 'desert' and ends with the alliterative line 'the lone and level sands stretch far away', Shelley, a romantic poet, highlights how fragile human power is as it can easily be ' shattered' both by the power of time and nature. This is further highlighted by the semantic field of destruction, 'shattered visage, lifelesss, colossal Wreck" (The capitalisation of the word Wreck works as a transferred epithet -> Ozymandias' identity has gone from being regal to being a wreck).Shelley also uses juxtaposition in the lines "Look on my Works, ye Mighty and despair!/ Nothing beside remains. ' King of kings' also alludes to divine power as Ozymandias believed himself to be as or more omnipotent than God.Shelley then uses the technique of irony to highlight how Ozymandias' power has diminished over time reducing him to "trunkless legs of stone". Shelley makes usage of cacophonous alliteration to present the power Ozymandias once had, 'cold command' and 'King of Kings', these suggest Ozymandias was a stern and authoritative ruler. Then we pick out any literary devices Shelley has used that link to power. Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ozymandias A poem to outlast empires. How does this link to power? Shelley does not use the traditional sonnet form, this could reflect how Ozymandias' power has not survived in a traditional generational sense, the usage of a regular rhyme scheme also highlights how time has passed. Shelley uses a 14 line sonnet in iambic pentameter and a regular rhyme scheme. Their statues may still be seen but within a space of them, they will decay eventually get destroyed.Firstly we want to highlight any interesting structural devices in the poem and link them to power. ![]() Within a space of time, their wicked rule and works are forgotten. The wicked ones reign supreme only to end up leaving everything. In all, the central theme of the poem is focused on the futility of clinging to power in a wicked manner. The lone and level sands stretch far away. The former great Ramses II Empire is now an empty desert. ![]() He’s no longer the King of Kings as engraved on the statue. The engraved wordings on the pedestal no longer have any meaning since the works of the king have already been destroyed. In the poem, Shelley describes a crumbling statue of Ozymandias as a way to portray the transience of political power and to praise arts ability to preserve. The only thing left for him is the dilapidating statue which keeps on shattering by the day. Hence, the name "Ozymandias" actually mocks King Ramses II and also ridicules his empire and rule. From this interpretation, there’s nothing left for the Ramses Ii Empire. Hence, the full name literally translates to "ruler of air". The "Ozy" in the name means "air’ while "Mandias" means "to rule". Actually, what is written is "Ozymandias King of Kings, Look on my works, ye mighty and despair". The poet goes ahead to describe the details seen on the pedestal of the statue. ![]() The sculptor who created the image captured Ramses’ personality judging from the facial expression of the statue. During his time, he was seen as a very wicked ruler. He describes the dilapidating statue as representing the symbols of Ramses personality. He recounts his experience when he met a traveler in the ancient Egypt where the statue of Ramses II was seen positioned at a spot. In the poem, Shelley describes the remains of Ramses II Empire which is also referred to as "Ozymandias". The major theme of the sonnet is centered on the unavoidable decline of all wicked world leaders and their great empires. Both poets were competing with each other in their write-ups. The poem Ozymandias is a satiric poem intended to convey the message that power and pride are vain and temporary possessions that make human beings arrogant. Percy Bysshe Shelleys sonnet about the great king Ozymandias is about meeting a traveler who tells of finding a statue in the desert-a statue now in ruins. The other "Ozymandias" written by Horace Smith, Shelley’s friend is also a sonnet. This means, it’s written as a 14-line poem. Shelley wrote the poem in competition with Horace Smith, his friend who equally wrote another "Ozymandias". It was published in the January, 1818 issue of "The Examiner" in London. The name is taken from a description written by Diodorus Siculus. Ozymandias was the Greek name for the Pharaoh Rameses II, also known as Rameses the Great. "Ozymandias" is a poem written by Percy Shelley. Ozymandias is one of his most famous poems and was first published in the Januedition of The Examiner. ![]()
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