Analysis Of The Poem ' Ozymandias ' By Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote this poem "Ozymandias" to express to us that possessions do not mean immortality. He used very strong imagery and irony to get his point across throughout the poem. In drawing these vivid and ironic pictures in our minds, Shelley was trying to explain that no one lives forever, and nor do their possessions. Shelley expresses this poem’s moral through a vivid and ironic picture. A shattered stone statue with only the legs and head remaining, standing in the desert, the face is proud and arrogant, "Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"(lines, 4-6).

I found that the excerpt focused primarily on the process of writing resonated with me the greatest. As a student, I feel as though many teachers I have had in the past stressed that the final work students submit must be high quality, yet they did not construe nor fixate on the course of action that is needed to be taken in order to meet their standards. I feel as though this has affected me negatively because I haven’t prioritized time as a tool that will ensure I put in an immense amount of effort. The argument that a large proportion of student writing presently is arhetorical

There comes a time in life where we see an impossible obstacle, and do the best that we can to overcome it. For me, this was my AP English Language class in high school during senior year. The time was now, summer is nearly over. I analyzed my strengths and weaknesses, giving a full re-evaluation of myself. In the end, I consider myself an average writer. There have been times in the past when I’ve written letters or personal stories. However, those have never been my strongest set of skills. While I have been serious with my writing, I never recognized the unbelievable advantages that good writing has. Therefore, I’ve made it my goal to improve my literal skills and become a great writer. Maybe this new class will assist me in becoming that

Although I have not appreciated writing like I should, it has increased my knowledge on many subjects. From reading vivid stories to reading elaborative articles on difficult subjects, I've developed the skills necessary to understand at least the minimum that is required to continue through the subject. Because of this, I appreciate what I've learned from reading and writing countless short stories, elaborative essays, and reading books on subjects I am interested in.

Anne Lamott’s quote, “Very few writers really know what they are doing until they've done it,” really speaks to me on many different levels. I feel like this quote can be applied to not only writing, but also many other aspects of life. Before reading the article, “Shitty First Drafts,” I had never thought of writing in the way that Anne Lamott portrays it in this quote, but now I can see that there is so much truth behind her statement. I plan on taking this quote as a piece of advice for when I write the Be Interesting essay, and I hope that by doing this I can write the paper with much more ease.

In Ozymandias Percy Shelley explores the trivial nature of humanity through the lens of Ozymandias’ decrepit statue and the implications the statue has for both Ozymandias’ and the reader. By alluding to the “King of Kings” in his decree on the pedestal, Ozymandias not only paints himself as an authority over all rulers in a literal sense, but also tethers himself to the biblical Jesus. This elevates Ozymandias to the status of God while suggesting an ability for him to continue living past his death, much in the way Jesus rose after his biblical crucifixion. Furthermore, this allusion indicates Ozymandias’ belief that his life and legacy will continue to impact the world in a way similar to that of Christ; outliving his time and continuing

This course offers numerous opportunities to improve our writing. In this class, I not only enhanced the skills I already had, but also learned new writing concepts. Before I took this class, I knew that my writing is poor, and I have always wanted to improve it; however, I did not know how and what aspects of writing to improve. So, I came into this class with the ambition to improve my writing, and I have accomplished my goal although there is still room for improvement. At this point of this course, I have learned the elements that successful writing is composed of, and I am now able to categorize the various techniques that can work together to define strong

From the early beginning of the school year to the current day, my writing skills and knowledge have improved and broadened over time. If not drastic, the change is noticeable nevertheless. For almost an entirety of eighth grade, assignments of varying difficulty challenged me to a degree. To be frank, some seemed as though they were beyond my comprehension and ability. However, determination amalgamated with knowledge obtained in advance helped me to overcome my doubts, for I exceeded my expectations; surprisingly good grades and comments are a delight, owing to the fact of that I don’t tend to think of myself as being proficient at writing. Consequently, the assignments given to me this school year shaped me into who I am as a writer.

Writing presents it’s own challenges to those who write books and articles daily; and to those who write less frequently. Getting around using punctuation, placing commas, and figuring out how to start an essay always seemed to be the biggest challenges for me. Through practice is the only way I’ve come to be masterful over my own writing style, even though there is always room for improvement. Because each time someone sits down to write a letter, article, or book; they are practicing their writing style and ultimately becoming better writers. Many people find writing to be a hassle or too cumbersome in a day in age of technology and the internet supplying information to the public so immediate, but everyone must overcome challenges that they

Students reflected on what they learned during the year-long Capstone project. In this piece the students incorporated the elements of writing presented throughout the quarter. Olivia wrote, “During the whole procedure I found out a ton of things about myself that I hadn't known before. The first thing is that I am a very strong public speaker. I am easily comfortable with people. When I speak to a big crowd it feels natural to me. That made me choose debate and public speaking for an elective in high school, and I would have never chosen that before. Although, I found that I need to work on my research skills, because it was difficult for me to do thorough research. I also need to improve on creating presentations. During the presentation

Ozymandias is a poem written from the perspective of a man who has been told about a statue in the desert- the statue is of famous powerful pharaoh Ozymandia, but it is now crumbling and destroyed. The poem explores how power can be arrogant and cruel, but ultimately can’t last forever. The poem however is not aztualy about ozymandais, ozymandais is just a metaphor for all kings paricullarly George 3rd as he was in power at the time the poem was written.

"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad" as John Dalberg Acton once said. History has taught us about many great leaders of the past and has also shown us that people can get power-hungry. These leaders believe that nothing can stop them and that their works will never be forgotten. Ozymandias by Percy Shelley is about a man who hears from a traveler about a statue in the dessert. This statue had the words "My name Ozymandias, King of kings: / Look on my work ye mighty and despair" is inscribe on the pedestal. Ozymandias like many other leaders from the past were corrupted by their power. These leaders were blinded by their power thinking that they could overcome anything. In the end their obsession with power leads them nowhere. The theme of this poem is that power corrupts.

The poem, written by Percy Shelley, Ozymandias is a Petrarchan sonnet compared to the second article labelled ‘Symbolic in more ways than one’ is actually a news article. This is shown through the piece as it contains a date ‘Thursday 10 April 2003', structure and content, the content is more modern so the audience know that when the subject is addressed, it will be serious rather than humorous. Ozymandias is a sonnet (a poem of 14 lines), although it doesn't have the same, simple rhyme scheme or punctuation that most sonnets have. Some lines are split by full stops and the rhyme is irregular at times. It is written in iambic pentameter, which Shakespeare used widely in his plays and

In the Poem Ozymandias, the author Percy Bysshe Shelley expresses the inevitability of time’s conquest over man. Shelley utilizes dramatic irony throughout the poem so as to convey the idea of time’s erosion upon man and civilization. Throughout, the poem places negative undertones in the ruins of the great king Ozymandias, associating the pursuit of power with ultimate failure, culminating with a nihilistic ending, posing the question, “What was the point?” Ultimately, Percy Shelley uses the poem as a statement against hubris that is power itself, a pervasive pretension, the cost of which, outweighs the immediate and temporary rewards which it brings.

“So much for self -- self, that burr that will stick to one. I can 't get it off yet” (quoted in Frederick L. Jones [ed.], The Letters of Percy Bysshe Shelley, 2 vols., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964, II, 108-109). Shelley’s letter to Leigh Hunt in 1819 reflects his desire to escape from his self, the desire to abandon his own perspective in order to better experience the world around him. In his poetry, Shelley questions the possibility and validity of transcendent experiences as well as capturing the moment in language and structure that portrays the way he thinks. Shelley attempts to evade the self in Mont Blanc in order to better analyze nature’s transcendence and sublimity, although he cannot altogether evade human influence and perspective in his language while describing the mountain and its surroundings; therefore he concludes that nature’s transcendence relies on the imagination and perspective of the human mind.