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Ozymandias - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Caesura
        
        The caesura (break in the line) after "remains" in line 12 highlights how Ozymandias' power has come to an end
      - Juxtaposition
        
        The juxtaposition (placing two things together for comparison or contrast) of "colossal" and "wreck" emphasises the contrast between his former power and his current state.
      - Metaphor
        
        The ruined statue is a metaphor for political power. Just as the face of the statue is "shattered", "decayed", and a "wreck", so too is Ozymandias' power
  - - - Negative language
        
        The language used to describe the ruler is deeply negative. For example, "frown", "sneer", "wrinkled", "stamped"
        
        Reflects the poet's own feelings towards the king and those who rule in a cruel manner
      - Alliteration
        
        The use of sound in the poem contributes to the speaker's distaste towards Ozymandias. For example, the harsh "c" and "b" sound in "cold command" and "boundless and bare".
  - - - "look" in "Look on these works ye mighty, and despair!" indicates how controlling the king was
    - - The repetition of "king" in "king of kings" shows how Ozymandias wished to portray himself as omnipotent
        
        suggests he is trying to deify himself (make himself a god) and wants to be worshipped as a god