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Ozymandias (Structure (Punctuation (AT END OF LINES: Break for the reader,…
Ozymandias
Key Images
Statue Of Ozymandias
Irony is shown throughout the gravings:
"Look on my works, ye mighty and despair!"- The king cannot live up to.
Remaining statue only serves as a reminder of his arrogance, and represents nature of political power. "Colossal Wreck"- as well as describing the statue it explores Shelley's idea on the political system being overbearing and impersonal.- Qualites of Ozymandias himself
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Main Message: Losing power when unable to maintain it, however strong your power is it will eventually be defeated
Links To:
My Last Duchess- maintaining power
The Prelude & Storm On The Island- Natural Vs Human Power
Language And Techniques
STATUE OF OZYMANDIAS: Extended Metaphor- explores human significance and is aimed at leaders who try to assert power but are unable to maintain it.
Alliteration
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Keeps the fast pace, allowing us to read faster to portray how fast Ozymandias lost his power: "Boundless and Bare- sense of emptiness, he has fallen where his power has
"Lone and Level Sands- Long sounds: emphasises idea of continuing sands- nothing left of his legacy.
reinforces the idea about power can change and never lasts.
Structure
"Look"- becomes capitalised as its the start of a line -
Imperative, shows he is an overbearing leader who's obsessed with his power
Punctuation
AT END OF LINES: Break for the reader, allows us to reflect on Ozymandias' personality before reading on
Caesura's: - explores deeper int the significance of power how it is easily lost
"Nothing beside remains:"- caesura emphasizes the idea that "nothing" is left.
Colon's- Lots throughout the poem suggesting that Shelley is constantly attempting to explain himself and is not giving a clear answer for the reader.
Sonnet
No constant 'ABAB' rhyme scheme- shows how Ozymandias ignores the rules and the system of authority is flawed and corrupt.
Narrative Structure- Sonnet is told as a story.
"I met a Traveller- starts off by immediately creating distance from the reader, puts everything into the travellers perspective- Makes Ozymandias (symbol of authority) in the poem even less commanding and mighty.