He led a lot of battles to protect Egypt but also to extend the borders

In this way he is very similar to King George III - Shelley deliberately does this to distance himself from the poem so that it is not a direct attack.

Irony - Shelley presents irony where power is temporary and unimportant

Language of Power - The poem focuses on the power of Ozymandias but has been undermined by the power of art and nature. This shows the nature and time have more power than anything else.

Structure - At the start of the poem, the writer describes the image of the statues and focuses on the different parts of. The poem then changes focus by describing the enormous desert which shows the insignificance of the statue and human power.

Aggressive Language - The tyranny of the ruler is suggested through angry language.

Form - The poem is a sonnet with a turning point (volta) at line 9. This is like a Petrarchan sonnet. The poem does not follow a regular sonnet rhyme scheme so it reflects the way that human power and structures can be destroyed.

The story is a second hand account which distances the reader from the dead king.