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Shelley’s poem and depiction of Ozymandias could be a symbolic way of promoting his views against the monarchy, as he depicts Ozymandias as a tyrant with harsh descriptions such as “a sneer of cold command” and mocks him with the juxtaposition of “king of kings” and “colossal wreck”. However, instead of obviously putting forward his views and risking negative exposure, Shelley distances himself from the poem with intriguing use of multiple perspectives. The poem begins with “I met”, a first person introduction, but quickly switches to the traveller’s perspective as Shelley depicts what the traveller saw. In this way, he subtly puts across his socialist views without incriminating himself through symbolism and distancing himself from the narrative. In this way, the poem presents two powerful rulers, with Ozymandias symbolising King George.

Percy Bysshe Shelley’s, “Ozymandias”, is one of his numerous poems that have been published and enjoyed by many of his readers. Throughout this poem’s figurative language is displayed in its various forms. There are flashes of personification, imagery, and irony that are shown all around the poem that Shelley has placed there. The tone of the poem is one that seems to be mistaken and misunderstood in a way that it seems to be overwhelmingly prideful to a point of arrogance but at the same time stays within the boundaries. In Shelley’s poem, Ozymandias, the author uses various types of figurative language and an emphasis on the use of tone to show his theme of pride.

The life of a dominant king who got lost in the things of the world, resulted in him losing focus on his destiny through power and time. It is a battle between man and the natural world he faced. Percy Shelley’s poem, Ozymandias, demonstrates that no matter the position one holds, in time, power can be arrogant and ruling, but cannot ultimately last for an eternity.

It is impossible for one to overcome the finite nature of existence and the perpetual progression of time. Although no one has succeeded many have tried to remain forever in the present, such as Egyptian monarch Ozymandias. Even though he himself was bounded to the thirteenth century B.C., he attempted to guarantee his immortality through his works and a large statue of himself. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s 1818 poem, “Ozymandias,” is a traveler’s chilling recount of what remains in his once great civilization. Through the use of stylistic devices such as assonance, synecdoche, connotation and dramatic irony the poem shows that no matter how powerful or important one claims to be, time will eventually consume everything they

Shelley used imagery and a very impressive ironical way to write this poem. Basically, the poem is divided into two parts; the first eight lines are describing an ancient decayed sculpture seen by a traveler. The last six lines however talk about the words on the pedestal and the desolate surroundings; he contrasts the great sculpture with the surrounding emptiness, which gave a stronger feeling about the poem. In Shelley’s work, it described the visage "sneer of cold command"(Line, 5).

The poem is structured in a way which follows the proper metre for a sonnet, however, it is unusual in a sense that it is free verse and has no rhyme scheme. The sentences are broken to fit the iambic pentameter. This creates pauses, and a choppiness in the flow

This poem is a perfect example of a closed form traditional sonnet. The rhyming scheme is in the form of ABCB, the best example of that is if you were to look at the first stanza, the last word in line two and four rhyme. This type of rhyming scheme is very basic, but it really helps emphasize his thoughts and bring out an emotional, aggressive tone.

Romanticism is composed of several different themes, all of which are definitive of what Romanticism entails; one of the most prevalent and important of these themes is that of alienation, whether it be from oneself or from the world. Several poets in the Romantic period wrote on this theme, but one who imparted the most meaning in the fewest amount of words is Percy Bysshe Shelley in “Ozymandias.” Shelley tackles the idea of separate existence from yourself in a unique way: as opposed to the way William Wordsworth would tell his audience what they needed to do in order to avoid alienation, Shelley presents to his audience an example of alienation causing a person to fade into past. In telling the story of Ozymandias, King of Kings, Shelley

Shelley dwells little on the small details of Ozymandias' face, but by Ozymandias' frown, wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, delivered in less than two lines, immediately carry to the reader a vision of a cold, callous, yet strong and determined leader who is commanding his people building his great vast statue hoping his power would be immortal. These concrete items are vital to the description, but are not as strong as what can not be seen. Shelley gives a nod to the talent of the sculptor, from whom Ozymandias received a mirror image of his personality, placed in stone because of his thinking to survive

Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley and London by William Blake both explore the theme of power, and how nothing is permanent since time can destroy anything. Both poems relate to the romantic era because romantic writers believed in the idea of nature, and the poem Ozymandias is a reminder that all man-made things will lose to time and the earth. But in comparison London contrasts this reminder, as the industrialization in London is destroying nature, but yet it reinforces the idea that time can change anything.

However, his choice of allusions proves to be much more blatant that most, appearing even in the title of the poem. Ozymandias was the throne name of Ramses the Great, a great pharaoh of Egypt. As a pharaoh, Ramses considered himself to be divine, but unlike most pharaohs, he associated with Ra, the king of the egyptian gods, instead of Horus. If Ramses rules both the mortal and divine realm, he would surely be considered the king of kings, which Shelley mentions, “‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’” (10).

       These series of sounds are noticeable from the second line of the text. Shelley uses the "s" sound more frequent than any other tone. This does two things for the poem; first it takes the reader to a level of easy reading and tends to make

Shelley’s version of “Ozymandias” pays particular attention to the details of what remains of Ramses’s statue. Shelley conveys to the reader that no matter how powerful a ruler may be, their influence will fade with time. The description of what Babylon looks like when the poem was written gives the reader a clear

The poem “Ozymandias” is considered one of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s best sonnets. It was written in 1817 and is still recognized today as its meaning still holds true. “Ozymandias” illustrates the fall of power and mortality through a once powerful king. This is shown through the pride of the king, the tyranny that the king ruled by, and the transience of his ruling and empire.

“Look on my works ye mighty and despair” in Ozymandias by Shelley has a double meaning. The first being, the person who carved it was telling everyone to look at his power and wealth and be afraid of him. The second way it can be read is the person who carved it is saying look what time and nature can do to even the greatest things so you should despair because “nothing remains” in the