Ozymandias
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- Ozymandias
- Quotes
- "Two was and trunkless legs of stone"
- Emphasises size and stature but also shows the the statue is incomplete
- "king of kings"
- Irony
- Ironic to the reader when they are known only via the report of a traveller
- Ozymondias' pride and arrogance led to his perception of himslef as the "king of kings"
- Suggest he views himself as omnipotent
- Angry Language
- Arrogrant and powerful - he even challenged other rulers
- Irony
- "Half sunk, a shattered visage lies"
- Irony
- Even a powerful human can't control the damaging effects of time
- Half of the statue has already been buried in the sand; perhaps the rest will follow?
- Irony
- "colossal wreck, boundless and bare"
- The ruined statue shows how human achievements are insignificant compared to the passing of time
- Alliteration
- emphasises the feeling of empty space in the surrounding desert
- oxymoron
- accentuates the destruction of the statue
- "sneer of cold command"
- the sculptor understood the arrogance of the ruler
- verb
- mocking smile, connotes malicious cruelty and hertless.
- He is mocking his subjects
- "Two was and trunkless legs of stone"
- Themes
- Art
- The achievements of the sculptor outlive those of his subject
- Death and Mortality
- The desert symbolises the passing of time. It erases all traces of Ozy and reminds us that death comes to us all
- Pride
- Ozy was proud of what he'd achieved. He called on others to admire what he did
- The vast size of the statue reflects the ruler's pride.
- The futility of his prided is demonstrated by the ruin of the statue and his achievements
- Power
- Of Humans
- Of Nature
- Loss of Power
- How power declines
- Ozy's power was absolute.
- The face of the statue and the words on the pedestal reveal his character.
- The face of the statue and the words on the pedestal reveal his character.
- The face of the statue and the words on the pedestal reveal his character.
- Art
- General
- Percy Shelley
- Iambic Pentameter
- Sonnet
- Human power is transient but art will survive
- Ramses II
- Irrefular Rhyme Scheme
- Quotes
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