Ozymandias Analysis

Ozymandias Analysis
U3_FT1.3: 'Ozymandias!' 'Ozymandias' is a poem written by famed romantic era poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. As a poet, Shelley's works were never
truly recognized during his lifetime due to the extreme discomfort the generation had with his political radicalism, or his revolutionary ideology. It was
only after his death that his works were further examined for the masterpieces they are and the way Shelley thought about revolutionary movements
was finally revealed. The Romantic Era in England was a reaction to the stuffy, undemocratic, narrow–minded Enlightenment Era of the 1700s. Towards
the end of the 1700s, people began to question the belief that their century was a 'perfect era' (as those intellectuals of the time called it) and the...show
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I truly believe this sonnet was meant to be served as a warning to the rich and powerful rulers in the Romantic Era, those driven by the riches of the
Industrial Era and those oppressors in the French Revolution. The message is clear to me, one who rules with the traits of cold command and
oppression like Ozymandias will never be liable to a great and thriving kingdom, and it will fall from under them, as it did to Ozymandias. For even
as great and powerful these tyrants say they are there rule will not last, they will be abandoned just like the statue was by the kingdom that surrounded
it; "Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far
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How Did Ozymandias Abuse Of Power
According to the poem, Ozymandias was a king who had all the power in the world at one point in history, but was foolish enough to abuse his
power for himself and not use it for the nation and people he was responsible for. Like some dictators of the past, like Nero and Maurice Gamelin,
Ozymandias was well known, feared, and a respected leader of Egypt. He didn't want only his subjects to remember him as just another king, but
wanted to be remembered as "king of kings" for future generations to know. Ozymandias was thinking of being remember as long time would allow it,
but just like everything else here on this earth, his glory, power, fame and wealth won't last forever.
"Ozymandias" talked about a traveler who visited the old land where

Essay about An Analysis of Ozymandias
The poem "Ozymandias" is one of the best sonnets of Percy Bysshe Shelley. In this poem Shelley described a mighty king who was striving in his
whole life for his possessions and got involved in worldly assignments so much that he forgot his ultimate destiny. Beside this, Shelley reminds the
readers of their mortality through the realization that our earthly accomplishments, so important to us now, will one day be finished. By drawing these
vivid and ironic pictures in readers minds, with different symbols, Shelley was trying to illustrate that no one lives forever in the world, not even their
assets or belongings. Readers get a physical description of the statue of Ozymandias...show more content...
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 forever as a mighty king. The passions for power and command are chiselled into a face, but line 8 describes things
that are not seen in the eye of the beholder. Shelley describes the hand of Ozymandias, which mocked, and his heart, which fed. This one line sums up
the metaphysical aspects of Ozymandias' character, both described and implied. Here Shelley is telling about the reality that one day the king must
leave this world. "Mocked" is particularly well worth noting, since it is one of two words which directly relate how Ozymandias, treated his subjects. A
king, high and mighty, transmuted into high and mighty stone, exuding airs

Analysis Of The Poem ' Ozymandias '
In 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote Ozymandias, which is a highly complex yet compact poem. The historical context of the poem is important to
consider when analyzing the poem for underlying perspectives. Johnstone Parr, an author that contributed to Keats–Shelley Journal, analyzed the poem
for historical influences, and learned the following: "The ultimate source of information concerning Ozymandias is the account in Diodorus Siculus'
Biliotheca Historica (first century B.C.). Diodurus remarks that at the second gateway of the funeral temple or "tomb" of an Egyptian king known as
"Osymandyas" are three statues, each of stone, the workmanship of Memnon of Sientias. Historians and archaeologists of the twentieth century seem to
be agreed...show more content...
Most obviously this refers to the Ozymandias' reading of his achievement and the poet's apparent reinterpretation of it in the light of time's triumph
and the surrounding void. But there are more than two readers here and more than one text to be read. There are two readers of events who speak
the poem: the traveler and "I" (we will call him Shelley") who met him, heard his words and recorded them. There are two more readers in the
poem to whom at least one of the first pair, the traveler, refers: Ozymandias and the sculptor who "well those passions read which yet survive..." And
there is a fifth reader outside the poem whose job it presumably is to read, interpret, and understand them all. Taken collectively, they represent a
considerable range of types of readers, of ways in which written or other material may be approached––––––different types, more completely, of
creators and interpreters since all are in some way both" (Freedman). Part of the complexity arises from the statues expression which is originally
relayed through the traveler; however, the sculptor's unique depiction of the pharaoh may not have shown the pharaoh's true visage. Therefore, the only
accurate portrayal of the pharaoh can be ascertained from the words that were

Power And Power In Ozymandias
Sunken of the Powerful
"Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things" –Percy B. Shelley, Ozymandias
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. In conveying the issue of time and nature, the poet introduces a traveler from
an 'antique land', who sees the remains of a vast statue, which gives this poem's meaning. The antique land refers to a place in pass civilization that
no longer exist. The poet uses certain language to express the idea in a more understanding, visual way. The statue reflects Ozymandias' power and
the attitude he holds against others. The facial expressions sculpted in the statue are a mockery of those who he viewed as less prominent in the
society. "And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command" (Shelley 4). The poet used Ozymandias' sneer to convey his attitude towards others as
uncaring and rude, as he thinks that he holds a great power among everyone else. Shelley used the phrase "cold command" to also emphasize
Ozymandias' sneer, to imply that he was selfish, not caring about the situation of

Ozymandias
"Percy and Mary Shelley were the power couple in the world of literature."(Mary Poovey). The Shelley family was well known in Europe, not only
for their affair, but for their poetry and stories. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus. While Percy Shelley published multiple
poems. Three of those poems that had a substantial impact on society are Ozymandias, To a Skylark, and Ode to the West Wind. There's multiple
messages in each of these, however one message from each sticks out more than the rest. The three messages from Ozymandias, To a Skylark, and
Ode to the West Wind are that everyone fades from history, one idea could spark a fire of curiosity, and that bad things are followed by good things.
The first message is from Ozymandias, and it is that everyone's name will eventually fade from history. The poem is about a man who visits egypt
and finds a sunken statue in the middle of the desert. It says the name of an old king who tells people to fear his structures and his power. However,
there is no city and everything he built was consumed by the sand. Michael Henry Scrivener, author of Radical Shelley: The Philosophical Anarchism
and Utopian Thought of Percy Bysshe Shelley, writes this about the poem,"...what one does in...show more content...
This poem is about a man talking about what the winter wind does to nature versus what the summer wind does to nature. Percy points out that,"...If
Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"(70). This shows that even when bad things happen, there were always be good times to follow it. About this
poem, Thomas Jefferson Hogg, author of The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley: Volume 2, shows that,"Percy was a strong beliver that fortune will always
be close behind the misfortune in the twisted lives of humankind."(Hogg). Clearly, this shows that Percy wanted the point to be shown that good things
follow bad

Ozymandias Analysis
Analysis of "Ozymandias"
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.
The king Ozymandias has a great amount of pride for what he has accomplished during his time as ruler. He had a sculptor erect a massive statue of
him, which shows how highly he thought of himself. The pedestal of the statue stated "My name is Ozymandias king of kings: / Look upon my
works, ye Mighty, and despair!" (Shelley, 136, 10–11)....show more content...
The line "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed:" (Shelley, 136, 8) is an indication that Ozymandias provides for his people, but does it
in a repressive way. He mistreated his people to get the most of his empire and was successful in that. He was more worried about what he could
accomplish as a king and did not take his peoples well–being before that. This tyrannical way of ruling is usually used to build a large powerful
empire, but just like anything else time and nature will erase all of the things you have accomplished. The concept of transience is very prevalent
is "Ozymandias". Just because you hold all this power and created an empire through it, it won't last forever. As time passes there will be others
that are able to accomplish more than you and eventually what you have accomplished will be irrelevant. Especially in Ozymandias's case
because it seems that he was from a time long ago possibly before any type of documentation was in place. So the things he has done may never be
remembered. You get this sense form the opening line "I met a traveler from an antique land" (Shelley, 1). This is saying that before the traveler told
him of this site he hadn't heard of Ozymandias or his empire. The description of an antique land also does a good job of describing how this area was
once a large prospering empire and now nothing but ruins remain. Going back to

Research Paper On Ozymandias
Emily Walker
English 204–02
Survey of English Literature II
Professor de Rosset
4/15/15
Shelley, the King of Kings
With the discoveries of artifacts such as the statue of Ramses II and the Rosetta Stone, an Egyptian wave swept through Europe in the 1800s. All
things Egyptian inspired many Europeans, including Percy Bysshe Shelley and his friend and banker, Horace Smith. After recalling historian Diodorus
Siculus' description of the statue of Ramses II, the two decided to write sonnets on the subject. Smith produced a failed, now–forgotten poem. Shelley
produced one of the best known sonnets in European literature, titled Ozymandias.
Ozymandias is the Greek name for Ramses II, a pharaoh that ruled Egypt for 67 years. Known as one of...show more content...
"Shelley found that the public, his family, and many friends regarded him not only as an atheist and a revolutionist but also a libertine" ("Percy" 749).
Shelley's poetry also received contradictory criticisms. "Popular opinion of Percy Bysshe Shelley's mysterious sonnet "Ozymandias" periodically
undergoes sea change" (Parini, 225). Because Shelley combined both political issues and literature, some did not grasp his works. Some anthologists
consider Shelley's poem to be one of his best. Others neglect to mention it at all. This up and down, rise and fall of popularity could reflect the rise
and fall of

What Is The Mood Of The Poem Ozymandias?
Ozymandias is the name by which Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt famous for the number of architectural structures he erected during his rule, is
known to the Greeks. He is known not only for his building program, but also for several highly ambitious foreign military campaigns and diplomacy.
The poem "Ozymandias" is written by Shelley in a sonnet–writing competition with his friend Horace Smith after they discuss the Roman–era historian
Diodorus Siculus, who describes a statue of Ozymandias in his writings. Shelley wins the competition due to his superior use of detail in conveying his
thoughts on the overwhelming power of nature in comparison to mankind's own transient existence in both the political and natural worlds. In
"Ozymandias," P. B. Shelley uses the statue symbol, barren...show more content...
The situational irony, in which there is a situation where the outcome is inconsistent with what is expected, is embodied in the words on the pedestal
of Ozymandias's statue. The rulers of the world, "ye Mighty," are told by Ozymandias, "king of kings," to look upon his works and despair of
emulating them (10–11). However, one looks around the ruined statue and sees nothing whatsoever. Rather than making the onlooker contemplate the
majesty and power of the great Ozymandias, which was the intent, the statue's inscription and its surrounding location leave one contemplating how
short human life is, and how time makes victims of all even all–powerful kings. Far from standing forever, even the most imposing of man's creations
are transient and will wear away. In addition, framing the sonnet as a story told to the speaker by "a traveler from an antique land" enables Shelley to
add another level of obscurity to Ozymandias's position with regard to the reader (1). Rather than seeing the statue with one's own eyes, one hears
about it from someone who heard about it from someone who has seen

Meaning Of The Poem Ozymandias
Lines 1–2
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said...
The poem begins immediately with an encounter between the speaker and a traveler that comes from an "antique land." We're not sure about this
traveler. He could be a native of this "antique" land, or just a tourist returning from his latest trip. We don't know where this encounter is taking place;
is it on the highway? On a road somewhere? In London? Maybe if we keep reading we'll find out. "Antique" means something really old, like that
couch at your grandmother's or the bunny ears on top of your television. The traveler could be coming from a place that is ancient, almost as if he were
time–traveling. Or he could just be coming from a place that has an older history,...show more content...
It is "Ozymandias," the figure named in the title. "Ozymandias" was one of several Greek names for Ramses II of Egypt. For more, see "What's Up
with the Title." The inscription suggests that Ozymandias is arrogant, or at least that he has grand ideas about his own power: he calls himself the
"king of kings." Ozymandias also brags about his "works." Maybe he's referring to the famous temples he constructed at Abu Simbel or Thebes. He
could also be calling attention to the numerous colossal statues of him, such as the one described in this poem. Ozymandias's speech is ambiguous
here. On the one hand he tells the "mighty" to "despair" because their achievements will never equal his "works." On the other hand, he might be
telling the "mighty" to "despair" as a kind of warning, saying something like "Don't get your hopes up guys because your statues, works, political
regimes, etc. will eventually be destroyed or fade away, with nothing to recall them but a dilapidated statue half–buried in the sand."
12–14
Nothing beside remains: round the

Ozymandias Poem Analysis
YO, this Glory is Outrageous!:Ozymandias by Percy Shelly
Do you ever wonder what happens to cold leaders? In the poem Ozymandias, Percy Shelly uses irony, symbolism, and tension to demonstrate a theme
of loneliness. As one reads this paper, hopefully they will get either a new perspective or a strengthened perspective about this poem.
"Look upon my works ye mighty and despair!" written upon the tomb of the great Ozymandias. The work is all his. The work has nothing to do with
the artist who sculpted the great sculptures and certainly doesn't have anything to do with Ozymandias's people. Because they are his too. It's
quite ironic how Percy Shelly plays this out using irony to demonstrate a theme of loneliness. Ozymandias seems too great to compare to anyone
else. The great "king of kings" ended up buried alone in the middle of the desert. He had so much power, but was so alone and had no one to share it
with. How could he? He seems to only have fed his people to pat himself on the back and tell himself he was a good leader; When later he would mock
them as if they were lucky he fed them in the first place. Ozymandias is so self–consumed that it seems ironic how his sculptures show his "sneer of
cold command". It appears as if the artist was somehow making fun of him and stabbing him in the ankle because he is too tall to notice. It also
seems ironic how on Ozymandias's tomb, instead of the words of his people, there is a quote from Ozymandias himself telling everyone how great he
was. As if his people were so fed up with his abuse, they are now laughing at his cold dead body. This makes Ozymandias appear as if he was always
alone with no one to confide in.
In the poem Ozymandias, Percy Shelly also uses irony to demonstrate a theme of loneliness. The poem starts off talking about a" traveler from an
antique land". A "traveler" symbolizes a lonely person because the traveler is singular and to be considered a traveler, one must usually be away from
home, linking back to loneliness. Also the word "antique" symbolizes loneliness because to be an antique of value, the antique has to be somewhat
rare, one of a kind, alone. The "traveler from an antique land" talks about a "half sunk, shattered village in the sand".

Percy Bysshe Shelley's Ozymandias Essay
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). On the pedestal of the...show more
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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). From this you can imagine a very conceited, arrogant pharaoh, commanding his
people building this great vast statue hoping his power would be immortality. And when this great piece of work is done, he demanded to put such
words on the pedestal: '"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look at my works, ye Mighty and despair!"'(Lines, 10–11). Ozymandias
seemed to think that as long as his sculpture was there, his kingdom would last forever. But according to this poem, after hundreds and thousands of
years, the only thing left is sand and the rotting and decaying sculpture. Shelley wrote, " Nothing beside remains"(line, 12) after the words
" Look at my works,"(line, 11). This is really sarcastic because the prior sentence was just talking about how great and fabulous this
sculpture was and how the king thought about possessing his kingdom forever this way. Then, the next sentence comes with–

Ozymandias is a sonnet in iambic pentameter that was written by English romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1817. To read this poem and
understand the complexities of it, one must analyze it through the lens of I.A. Richards' concept of "new criticism," which is now understood as
close reading. In this essay, we will compare some of the aspects of criticism that Richards finds counterproductive and meaningless, such as
irrelevant associations and sentimentality to his profound concept of new criticism and close reading. Through close reading, we as readers are able
to find nuances, decode metaphorical and paradoxical language, and find a deeper meaning of the poem altogether. First, in order to gain context for
what Shelley's worldview was at the time, we must indulge in some historical background for an English romantic poet in the 19th century. Most
importantly, we must consider the natural events that occurred the year before this was written: The Year Without a Summer. In 1816, England faced
hardship as the country was affected by the climate and at mercy to the freezing temperatures. This traumatic event in Shelley's life plays a huge role
in the poem and inspires many themes in the poem such as the transience of life and the beauty and destruction of the natural world. The title,
Ozymandias is a pseudonym for the ancient Egyptian ruler, King Ramses II. The use of the name Ozymandias is in it of itself very paradoxical.
"Ozy" comes from the Greek word "ozium" to

Ozymandias Poem Analysis
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. John agards poem, checking out e history is written from th prespective of a boy who is taught about British history in school
but not about his own countries history. The theme of power is presented as the poem critiscizes those in power and effectively mocks the history he
has been taught aboyt in school. The poem is also about how knowing your history is key t knowing your identity and knowing your identity
empowers you. Ozymandias' power is presented as being evil and cruel . The description of his statue's facial expression– "sneer of cold command"
suggests arrogance and shows that the slaves who built the statues purposely portrayed this look on his face to mock ozymandias. Also the writing
which appears on the statue's pedestal: "king of kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" shows how big his ego is. The phrase "king of
kings" is used in the bible to describe jesus. So ozymandais effectively thinks of himself as god like . Shelley continues to portray this as he uses
juxtaposition when writing the description of the statue as it is 'now'– a "colossal wreck", which is in "decay" and "shatter'd". He emphasizes how the
art work has outlived and utpowered O zymandais . Through the Poem shelley ontinues to show the poem of man weak .This contrasts with the
images of art and nature, which he portrays as being superior and long lasting through his description of the artists skills "which yet survive, stamp'd
on these lifeless things," and the neverending landscape "boundless and bare, the lone and level sands stretch far away." Similarily, in checking out me
history, josn agard talks about the power of black and white historical figures. The poem uses repetition and short sentences to portray his anger right
from thr beginning of the play. He

Ozymandias Figurative Language
The poem Ozymandias is an easier poem to comprehend. It is very descriptive and has a great deal of figurative language. So much that you can
visualize every single feature. The poem On a Stupendous Leg of Granite is a slight more difficult for me to comprehend. The poem is expressed
from past to present. It is not as descriptive as Ozymandias. While together Ozymandias and On a Stupendous Leg of Granite is about mysterious
sculptures Ozymandias is portrayed differently in each. Ozymandias is a poem about a traveler, who is from a distant land, which traveled to a desart.
The traveler wandered across a statue in the middle of the desart. The statue was enormous, but it was shattered into pieces. The one specific piece that
caught his eye was...show more content...
It took place in sandy Egypt in the middle of nowhere. A gigantic leg in the middle of the sand on a pedestal that read "I am great Ozymandias." From
reading the pedestal you can interrupt that there is a lot of self–confidence within the inscription. The poem discussions "The wonders of my hand," but
the only thing that was left in the middle of the desart was the leg. Perhaps the hand that the narrator is speaking of got destroyed with the rest of the
city. Expectations could be made of the remains of the statue, which was the leg, of what has happened to the city. Babylon has been forgotten about,
and there is not anything to remember it by but the statues' leg. The narrator and the hunter had curiosity just like we do about what has happened to
London. The hunter, who may be from a different city found statue pieces. The pieces are not a part of the leg, but another statue. The hunter begins to
draw conclusions on where they may have come from, or if there any other pieces that goes with the statue. We all spectacle about the magnificent
things that could have occurred in

Essay On Ozymandias
Current pop culture has been influenced by great works of literary merit for as long as we can remember. Ozymandias, being the astounding poem it
is, evidently had a lot to give to producers, writers, and musicians hundreds of years after its release. Percy Shelley produced various ideas to take
from the poem; from whom the poem was about to when the poem was written. Each influenced piece of pop culture uses Ozymandias in completely
different ways; making Ozymandias an incredibly versatile poem.
Breaking bad, a hit television series was greatly influenced by Ozymandias. So much so, they created an episode named "Ozymandias," and it came
complete with the star of the show reciting the poem himself. It starts off with connections right off the bat, showing the main character in the act that
started it all, the first time he made meth with his accomplice. We relive the memory, just as...show more content...
The artist is in control of what we see; the artist is capturing his legacy. He is bringing it forth. The breaking bad episode also leaves us with a
connection to this. Will there be someone to take over Walter White's place?
Ozymandias was also a character created in the well–known Watchmen comic books. He was not a "regular" superhero, however. Adrian Alexander
Veidt was not blessed with uncanny supernatural powers that allowed him to fly or gave him the strength of 10 body builders. Instead his creators,
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, gave him a rough background and the title of the Smartest Man in the World. How Adrian Veidt made himself into
Ozymandias leads us straight into the history of the great Pharaoh himself.
Veidt, being a diehard fan of Alexander the Great, gave his parent's fortune to charity to prove he can make his own wealth and followed his icon's
path. Leading him to Egypt where he learned about the wondrous Pharaoh, Ramses

"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. Percy Shelley wrote this
poem in 1818. During that time King Jorge the third ruled over England. King George was in power during many military conflicts in the kingdom. I
think Percy Shelley opposed his rule and the monarchal government and that this poem was criticizing King George. In the poem Shelley uses
negative words to attack powerful people. In the poem Shelley writes "who's frown, and wrinkled, lip, and seer of cold command". The negative words
like frown, sneer, and cold command describe a harsh and aggressive leader. The leader who he is referring to is King Jorge. This is also shown in his
other poem "To the Men of England". This

Themes In The Poem Ozymandias
The theme of the story expresses the life of the truck drivers who avoid their home and families for a considerable length of time as they drive
enormous trucks crosswise over fringes of the nation. At different hotel these men take a few stop overs after hard and lengthy drives to unwind their
bodies and enthrall themselves. Two or three beverages down their body drives in them the craving to douse their physical yearnings and the vast
majority of such truck drivers, despite the fact that they are hitched, they enjoy sex with whores who are discovered sitting tight for such clients inside
these hotels. To satisfy their physical needs, the truck drivers would either utilize the hotels or their secondary lounges of their trucks. The story
additionally...show more content...
The poem general is about urging the individual who is in the death bed. The poet's dad is in the passing bed, in this poem. He needs his dad to battle
against death. He realizes that the passing is unavoidable. In any case, he needs his dad to battle against it. He doesn't need his dad to give in himself to
death. Be that as it may, he encourages his dad to battle against it. In the lyric the creator gives a few illustrations. The principal case was a savvy
man who battled against death. Since their objectives are not satisfied, they need to live more. He likewise gives case of good men who battle against
death furthermore all their life. He likewise says that wild men don't acknowledge demise so effectively. In this manner, in the ballad the artist exhorts
his dad and needs him to live

Ozymandias poem analysis
54461332 Assignment 01 Unique number: 859786 Ozymandias Question 1: Pharaoh Ozymandias was a cruel tyrant, who thought himself to be the
most mighty person on earth; almost as mighty as a god. The statue is described as having "two vast and trunkless legs" (line 2) inspiring the reader to
comprehend Ozymandias' power; he was so mighty that no–one could even measure his "vast" power. The reader is led to understand that Ozymandias
was an arrogant, cruel leader with the words: "frown" (line 4), "wrinkled lip" and "sneer" (line 5). These physical features captured on the visage
expose the Pharaoh's true character as a nasty tyrannical leader, sneering and frowning at his subjects if they didn't follow his "cold command" (line
...show more content...
This poem teaches us that even the strongest and mightiest will eventually fall; Ozymandias considered himself the "king of kings" (line 10) yet
now his visage is "half sunk" and "shattered" (line 4). The very statue Ozymandias thought would remain to forever testify his greatness now lies
in ruins. The inscription of the pedestal was once intended Ozymandias' subjects to despair at their inability to reach his level of majestic power,
yet now it seems to beg passer byes to despair at the sorry state in which the statue is now lying, to despair at the fleeting nature of humanity.3 The
scene described in this poem brings 2 3 gradesaver Wikihow 54461332 to mind the clichГ© yet true expression of; 'Pride before fall'4, we in
hindsight can see that nothing remains of Ozymandias' might or power but what the sculptor recorded. He, who was a cruel tyrant; "sneer of cold
command" (line 4), has his memory at the fate of nature the sculptors "hand" and "heart" (line 8). Ozymandias thought his power was so exceptional it
would remain for aeons, yet the reader is made to understand that his statue is decaying alone; "nothing beside remains" (line 13). The short, not–real,
sentences of line 12: "Nothing beside remains. Round the decay", add to the sense of finality that man is mortal and will not last forever in any form
or any what way. The poem ends on a depressing note, the words "sands stretch far away" (line 14)

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