history and the inevitable consequences of time. Inspired by recent discoveries in the Near East‚ Shelley and Smith were motivated by the words of historian Diodorus Siculus who claimed the inscription on the statue of Rameses II read‚ “King of Kings Ozymandias am I. If any want to know how great I am and where I lie‚ let him outdo me in my work” (Mikics‚ 2010). The motivation for these ekphrastic poems was to create a piece of artwork that would withstand the inevitable passing of time. Unlike the
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Detail- A particular item of information (including descriptive‚ illustrative‚ and statistical information) that supports an idea or contributes to an overall impression (Ex: Statue in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Ozymandias) 5. Diction- Refers to the writer’s word choices‚ especially with regard to their correctness‚ clearness‚ or effectiveness. Diction‚ combined with syntax‚ figurative language‚ literary devices‚ etc.‚ creates an author’s style.(Ex: “A perfect misanthrope’s
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Paula Rau 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 lips‚ 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‚ Look on
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seems to fit Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias” perfectly‚ as this poem explores the depth of pride and the inevitable deterioration of all things in their time‚ no matter how great they once were. Throughout the course of his poem‚ Shelley displays the pride of the ruler Ozymandias‚ as well as his transience and self-proclaimed greatness. Pride and its path towards destruction are in hindsight‚ often seen in great and powerful rulers. Ozymandias is no exception‚ for he displays an amazing
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is a vice. In the poem entitled “Ozymandias‚” author Percy Shelley brings to life a tale of power and how it holds up‚ or fails to hold up‚ through time. The poem describes the wreckage of a stone statue built by a past ruler; “And on the pedestal these words appear: My name is Ozymandias‚ King of Kings” (9-10). Through the following lines‚ “Look on my Works‚ ye Mighty‚ and despair!” (11)‚ it is clear that Ozymandias was a sort of conqueror. However‚ Ozymandias’ rule did not withstand time and
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The Outdated Statues "Ozymandias" is about a speaker learning from a traveler about a huge broken statue in the middle of the desert. The statue was of an Egyptian King Ramses II‚ also known as “Ozymandias.” The traveler explains to us the great work of the sculptor‚ who captured the king’s “passions” and gave meaning to a lifeless thing. Then towards the end of the poem there was an inscription that contradicted itself. Just as the statue in the poem “Ozymandias” has an inscription marked
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In Alan Moore’s The Watchmen‚ Moore presents the reader with two drastically different characters who have one strikingly similar trait. Ozymandias is a handsome‚ rich‚ public‚ and powerful man. Rorschach is an ugly‚ poor‚ private‚ and almost worthless man. Despite all of these contrasts‚ they share a common philosophy: they believe that the ends justify the means. This is a major theme of the story‚ and through it Moore causes the reader the ask themselves the question - do the ends justify the
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beings to the passage of time "Ozymandias" is a sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ published in 1818. It is probably one of Shelley ’s most famous poems and has been anthologized countless times since mid-nineteenth century. From meeting a traveler from “an antique land” (line 1) to “sands stretch far away” (line 14)‚ this masterpiece is full of ironic descriptions and delivers a theme that is the insignificance of human beings to the passage of time. In “Ozymandias”‚ the hubristic‚ passionate
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poems which entertain the thought of death are Ozymandias‚ Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night and Dulce Et Decorum Est. The authors of these poems have used a variety of different poetry techniques in order to convey their view on the theme of death with different degrees of success‚ as will be outlined below. The first technique which is makes the theme of death prominent throughout all three poems is the use of symbols and metaphors. Ozymandias is the most successful at using symbols to represent
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follow: OZYMANDIAS (Percy Bysshe Shelley) 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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