Writing for me has not been a wonderful experience‚ from my earliest years in elementary up until my senior year in high school. I was very interested in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley that my AP English teacher‚ Mrs. McElroy‚ introduced to us my senior year. It was very confusing when I first started reading the novel because of all the details he had on his characters‚ mainly the creature and his creator: Frankenstein. It made me question why he wrote such a novel and how symbolism helped
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footprint for the future generations to admire‚ however‚ that is not always the case. In the poem “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ the author suggests that when an individual is too conceited or too self-indulgent‚ evidences of those qualities will be left from that time for the future generations to scrutinize and critique and eventually unveil the true nature of public figure with high status. King Ozymandias wanted future generation to admire him regardless of their current social status showing his
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Even though “Ozymandias” by Percy Shelley and “Ode to a Grecian Urn” by John Keats sound like very different types of poems‚ they still share some of the same characteristics. In “Ozymandias‚” Shelley tells a story of how a man found a ancient statue of a king‚ with the words “My name is Ozymandias‚ King of Kings‚/ Look on my Works‚ ye Might‚ and despair!” The statue was broken into pieces‚ and the land was bare‚ with nothing to “look on” (11). In “Ode to a Grecian Urn‚” Keats is speaking to an ancient
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oxygen did. A dead person turns into a name in the wind that will soon be forgotten. No matter how a person spent their time on Earth‚ it is no longer relevant when he or she dies. As introduced before‚ the two poems‚ “The Art of Drowning” and “Ozymandias” were written by two outstanding authors. Billy Collins‚ born on March 22‚ 1941 in New York City graduated from the University of California‚ Riverside. He later joined the faculty of Lehman College of the City University of New York and began earning
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet vs. Ozymandias Comparative Essay By: Nabeeha Darr The texts that are being discussed in this essay both share parallel themes‚ and this essay will be describing and comparing two of the similar themes‚ Greed and Appearance vs. Reality. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ possibly one of the greatest plays that has ever been put to paper‚ we encounter the prince of Denmark‚ Hamlet himself‚ and the trails and suffering he has to go through. In the beginning we know that the
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Shelley‚ “Ode to the West Wind” (1) How do the natural elements (like the wind‚ the cloud‚ the sea‚ fire‚ etc) serve the poet’s artistic ambitions? How can they help him in achieving his purpose? The poet is directing his speech to the wind which blows across the earth and through the seasons. The wind is able to preserve and to destroy all on its way. The wind takes control over clouds‚ seas‚ weather‚ and more. Recognizing its power‚ the speaker realizes that he could use the wind’s power
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Class: __________ Ozymandias I met a traveller from an antique land‚ Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them‚ on the sand‚ Half sunk a shattered visage lies‚ whose frown‚ And wrinkled lip‚ and sneer of cold command‚ Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive‚ stamped on these lifeless things‚ The hand that mocked them‚ and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal‚ these words appear: My name is Ozymandias‚ King of Kings;
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Ozymandias Points to remember: 1. The statue of Ozymandias stands as a metaphor (symbol) of the temporal (not permanent) nature of political power. Time and history have a destructive power that brings all to an end. 2. The statue in the poem also symbolizes pride or ‘hubris’ (arrogance) of all humanity in any form it may take. 3. Material possessions do not last. 4. The poet points out to us that all that is left is art (the remains) and a few words (what is written on the pedestal)
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Shelley R. Brough CDA-Competency Statement #1: February 9‚2013 To Establish and Maintain a Safe‚ Healthy Learning Environment Functional Area #1: Safe My goal in the functional area of safe is to provide a safe indoor and outdoor environment. Young infants are placed on their backs when they are sleeping. The crib is free of blankets‚ toys‚ or other soft materials that could cause suffocation. Mobile infants are kept safe by making sure that
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Ozymandias 1. Pharaoh Ozymandias was a cruel and selfish man. Line 5 “And wrinklrd lip and sneer of cold command”. Line 10 “King of kings”. Suggests that he was filled with self-glory and commanding expressions‚ a ruler with superiority and arrogance. Line 4 “whose frown” suggest an unhappy or angry man. 2. Ozymandias symbolizes political power and pride. The statue and surrounding desert is a metaphor for invented power or “passions”. “Lifeless things” – nothing remains but the eroded
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