ozymandias- percy bysshe shelley
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- Ozymandias- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- background
- Ramesses the 2nd- an Egyptian pharaoh (ruler)
- he forced slaves to build his tomb before he died to appear powerful.
- his statue was destroyed by nature.
- Power of humans
- "wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command"
- describes how evil the pharaoh was.
- "my name is Ozymandias, king of kings"
- believes he was amazing but really ruined lives.
- "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair"
- ironic- none of his works are left.
- he abused his power.
- "two vast and trunkless legs of stone"
- emphasises size and structure, but sounds incomplete.
- "wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command"
- Power of nature
- "stand in the desert"
- a remote place.
- "a shattered visage lies"
- broken statue- ironic- even a powerful human can't control nature.
- "nothing besides remains"
- irony- the ruins are the only things left of his boasting.
- "Colossal wreck"
- he thought he was powerful, but was weak beside nature.
- "stand in the desert"
- language
- active verbs shows the people's hatred.
- "stamped on these lifeless things"
- "the hand that mocked them"
- active verbs shows the people's hatred.
- techniques
- alliteration
- "boundless and bare"
- emphasises empty desert + large rocks.
- "boundless and bare"
- alliteration
- Power and conflict
- power of humans and nature are conflict.
- background
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