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context behind ozymandias?
Percy was a romantic poet - 19th century , he was a revolutionist and hated the monarchy, during that time a large archeological excavation for King Ramseses II - unearthed stature
themes?
-power of humans
-power of nature
-pride (negative)
compare to: power of humans
-London
-My last duchess
-Storm of the island
-Tissue
-Checking out me history
compare to: power of nature
-prelude
-exposure
-storm on the island
-tissue
-kamikaze
compare to: pride
-prelude
-my last duchess
structure, language and form
sonnet (14 lines)
iambic pentameter
political ideas
Volta (line 9)
2nd hand accounts - distances reader from ozymandias
Irony- nothing left to show for his arrogant boasting
pride: proud of what he achieved, arrogance about his 'power' human achievement is useless compared to the passing of time, art- power to preserve, humans- temporary
quotes: shatter'd .....
visage (face)
quotes: which yet ...., stamp'd on these ..... things
survive, lifeless
art can't immortalise power
quotes: of that .... trunk
colossal