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Poetry - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Arrogant
      - Boastful
      - Proud
  - - - Successful Warrior and builder
      - Considered to be one of the most powerful Pharaohs in ancient Egypt
  - - - Could argue that the poem is a criticism of wielding power in an undemocratic way and ruling as a tyrant.
  - - - Juxtaposition
        
        Placing two things together for a comparison or contrast
        
        "Colossal" and "Wreck"
        
        Emphasises the contrast between his former power and his current state
      - Metaphor
        
        Ruined statue
        
        Metaphor for political power
        
        Just as the face of the statue is "Shattered", "Decayed" and a "Wreck" so too is Ozymandias' power
      - Caesura
        
        Break in the line
        
        line 12
        
        Highlights how Ozymandias' power has come to an end
    - - Alliteration
        
        The use of sound in the poem contributes to the speaker's distaste towards Ozymandias
        
        Harsh "C" and "B" sound
        
        "Cold command"
        
        "Boundless and bare"
      - Negative language
        
        Language used to describe the ruler is deeply negative
        
        "Frown"
        
        "Sneer
        
        "Wrinkled"
        
        "Stamped"
        
        Reflects the poets own feelings towards the King and those who rule in a cruel manner.
    - - Imperative language
        
        "Look"
        
        Indicates how controlling he was
      - Repetition
        
        "King" in "King of Kings"
        
        Shows how Ozymandias wish to portray himself as all-powerful
        
        Suggests he was to deify himself (make himself God) and wants to be worshipped as one.
  - - - When a sentence or thought runs past the end of the line into the next
      - Contributes to a sense of fragmentation
        
        Mirrors the broken statue and the way Ozymandias' power has crumbled.
    - - Break in the line
      - Contributes to a sense of fragmentation
        
        Mirrors the broken statue and the way Ozymandias' power has crumbled.
    - - Line 10
      - Ozymandias' voice breaks iambic pentameter
      - Reflects the kings belief that he is above the law
    - - does not follow that of a Shakespearean or Petrarchan sonnet
      - This fragmented structure reflects the King's "Shattered" power
      - Shows how temporary and breakable human structures and creations are
      - This rebellious mixing of different sonnets forms echoes that seditious (Trying to make people rebel) nature of Shelley's comments on political authority