ozymandias: Percy bysshe Shelley

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