The shift between octet and sestet is called a volta. In poetry, the volta, or turn, is a rhetorical shift or dramatic change in thought and/or emotion.

Before the shift, the poem talks about Ozymandias and the statue with mystery and wonder surrounding it, not mentioning any name or context of the statue. After the volta, however, the mystery surrounding the reason behind the statue is cleared.

The first eleven lines of the poem build up Ozymandias as a powerful, arrogant, cold, and harsh ruler with a lot of power. He even described himself as the "king of kings." However, all of this is understood to be ironic when the poet describes the nothingness which surrounds the statue, contrasting the bold words written on it.

The poet describes how time will eventually forget us. The trunkless legs represent how no matter how strong or powerful you are, time will erase you. The poet mocks Ozymandias; the inscriptions state how powerful Ozymandias was and how gods would despair looking upon him, yet nothing reminds beside the statue apart from the lone fields of sand that stretch forever. Neither his empire nor his power remained and this reinforces the idea of how the passage of time will forget you.

The poet uses irony and imagery to display how power and strength are impermanent. The statue is described as an accurate depiction of the cruel power and strength that the monarch once depicted, as the cold sneer and wrinkled lip show that the sculptor was skilled. The mention of the hand mocking and the heart preying on the people again reinforces the idea of the cruel, heartless ruler. The inscription on the statue further builds up the image of the monarch in the mind of the reader. However, this image is quickly torn down by the mention of how the implied vast empire has been lost and Ozymandias forgotten. The inscription on the pedestal of the statue suggests that Ozymandias was arrogant or confident in the fact that he would be remembered. The images created by describing the sand around and the barren land again reinforce the fact that even though Ozymandias seemed certain he’d be remembered and feared or praised as much as he was in his own time, his power and empire have faded and dissipated over time.

The speaker is extremely vague, insincere, does not give much information

Does not specify the amount of money and does not elaborate on the company

The speaker is insincere and lies to the narrator, but she interprets everything as genuine which makes it ironic and funny, especially when her emotion is described.

Comments on human greed and obsession with luck in a funny, witty manner, which is why it is a satirical poem.

One of the main themes in the poem is how society is so obsessed with the idea of luck. This is shown by how the hoax caller plays with the feelings of the speaker, to emotionally manipulate them into thinking that they have won a lottery, in other words, they are ‘special’ and ‘lucky’. Even though the speaker has had no reason to have earned the "prize," they don't find the concept suspicious because they believe they have gotten lucky, and this also adds to the ironic tone.

Human greed is one of the major themes shown throughout the poem. The poem is essentially about a scammer/prank caller who claims that the protagonist has won a lottery. This scam only works because it appeals to human greed and makes people believe that they have won a sum of money or a huge prize. This is something that people are more than happy to believe as they want that huge sum of money and aren't as rational when thinking about it as they are excited to win a prize. This is until the poet's rationality kicks in and she starts analysing details about the scammer however such a moment of rational belief doesn't come for everyone and multiple people fall for scams such as this. In this case, human greed results in a loss of rationality and a strong thirst for belongings, which causes the speaker to believe the hoax callers despite the ambiguous tone and exaggerated words they use.

There is no particular structure or form, rhyme scheme, and there are little to no pauses at the end of the lines, or it has enjambment. This makes it clearer that this poem is structured as a conversation.

Hyperbole - The hoax caller in the poem claims that the prize that will be received by the speaker is the “Ultra-super Global Special”, which is clearly an exaggeration that does not seem believable; however, this makes the prize seem so large that the speaker is excited enough that their greed drives them to believe the hoax callers

Simile - Since the speaker is surprised with winning the huge amount of money, he describes his feelings as ‘I feel the top of my head has floated off, out through the window, revolving like a flying saucer.’

Imagery of feeling - “My throat's gone dry, my nose is tingling” is a form of imagery and makes the reader experience what the speaker is feeling; this is an unpleasant and uncomfortable experience. This emphasises the fact that the speaker is overwhelmed and ‘can’t believe’ their luck, also illustrating their rather extreme range of emotions, which seem irrational at this stage.

Enjambment - Enjambment plays an important role in the poem. Some lines, such as "not that it makes a lot of difference/once you're a millionaire", "everyday you hear/you're going to get", and "So congratulations/from all of us at Universal”, ‘flow’ into one another as continuous sentences. This contributes to the rather random structure of the poem (it does not have a clear metre or structure), reinforcing its casual and conversational tone to make it seem more like a regular telephone call/a normal, daily event. This not only helps display how human greed is evident even in commonplace incidents. This helps emphasise the ambiguous and unprofessional nature of the hoax callers and makes the poem more realistic.

Metaphor - Metaphors emphasise on the speaker’s feelings on winning the million dollars and how they are comparing their feelings to other things. “I feel the top of my head has floated off…” This sentence shows that the speaker is so in shock with the news that they can't feel their head anymore. It is almost like an outer body experience.

Synecdoche - An example of synecdoche can be seen at the end of the poem - “And the line went dead” - which is used to represent the entire phone call and conversation ending or coming to an end; the excitement of the speaker also comes to an end.

Ellipsis - The ellipsis creates a sense of breathlessness and makes the reader try to fill in the blanks of the speaker’s rather unbalanced and irrational thoughts. This emphasises the fact that speaker is overwhelmed/overcome with excitement, which is fueled by her greed and desire for the money

Personification - Personification helps in making non-living things come alive and give them feelings and characteristics that we humans possess. This helps convey things in a more relatable way and creates a slight sense of suspense. “And the line went dead” The line isn’t and was never alive to begin with. Giving a telephone and a conversation qualities like dead and alive make it more relatable and the poem ends with this which creates a sense of suspense.

Sarcasm and Irony - Sarcasm is used in the poem when the hoax caller or tells the protagonist that he/she is going to win a million or more than a million dollars. The hoax caller doesn’t really mean this and is only trying to make fun of the protagonist and play with her/his feelings. This is ironic because the hoax callers pretend that they are giving an “Ultra Super Special Prize” to the speaker; however, they actually are scam callers and do not have any prizes to give and are not the large and famous company they claim to be. Moreover, the irony is emphasised in “there’s no cheque”