The Prelude: The poem could be connected to idea in the Prelude in multiple instances. For example, both portray nature as far more powerful than man. In Ozymandias, this is shown by the pharaoh's attempts to transcend time, which ultimately fails and his legacy is lost to time. While in the Prelude, failed attempts to overpower and manipulate nature are shown. However, this is portrayed in different ways, in the Prelude, nature is shown as terrifying, and leaves the speaker unable to define his world. In Ozymandias, this is portrayed through the desert and time.