Ozymandias

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Ozymandias

Ozymandias- suggest control and power as 'mandias' come from greek meaning of to rule.
Sonnet form turning point line 9
'I met a traveller from an antique land' foolish ozymandais is unimportant, starting woth this so he can distant himself from reader.
'Sunk ... shattered.... frown... wrinkled lip ..sneer' -negative imagery like an negative attack.
'Cold command' -repition of 'c' sounds harsh and angery
'Hand' - could refer to the sculptor mocking the kings 'passions' or facial expressions- also refer to authority of ozymandais
'King of kings' -religous imagery
'Colassal wreck, boundless and bare' - inferres it huge , negative imagery , alliteration, emphasis emptyness , oxymoron destination of the staue
'Lone and level'- allertation
'Sands strech far away'- alliteration, dessert survives , dessert outlives the statue ( nature has outlived him)
Challenges the typical sonner love idea
Arrogance of man and the behaviour of thoose who feel they are imoral
Breaking down of the staure can also been see as nature destruction of humans vanity, ozymandias time is up and let nature take its course

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