Ozymandias

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Form
Iambic pentamiter and a sonnet
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Themes
Lossof power, pride, 'even the mighty will fall', challenging those in power, tyranny, power of time, and Arrogance
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Key Quotes
'Nothing besides remains', 'Sneer of cold command', 'King of kings'
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Compair too
'My last Duchess' - human power/pride, 'The Prelude', Exposure' and 'Storm on the Island' - power of nature
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Context
Ozymandias (baised on a Acient agyptian ruler, Ramesses II). Inspired by the French revolution. Shelley was a 'Romantic poet.
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Languistic effects
Alliteration and embjanment
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