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Ozymandias
What it is about:
The poem is about the remains of a statue of Ozymandias, which is another name for the Egyptian pharaoh
Rameses II
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Key context or facts:
Shelley had radical ideas for the time
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Some people think Ozymandias reflects the radical side of his
personality
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Rhyme scheme is irregular
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No clear stanzas but there are sections to indicate who is talking
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First and last words in line 3 also rhyme, giving them power
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Language:
Personification of statue through the use of the verb “stand”
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Ozymandias has fallen from the grace of society and suggests an almost historical exile
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It is a deeper metaphor for being forgotten and
returning into the ground as any ‘normal’ person would do
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Adjectival phrase “Shattered visage lies” gives the image of a broken mask/face lying on the ground, broken
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It shows that
even powerful beings can be destroyed and that pride does not keep it in tact
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It gives the sense that he was a “cold” and calculating dictator through the use of
the verb “command”
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He is cruel as he mocks his own
people
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Noun phrase “King of kings” show hollow language and that he is arrogant
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Connection to Jesus and Bible suggests that Ozymandias saw himself as powerful and god like
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He challenges others
who sees themselves that way in order to feed his ego
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His ego
did not help his metaphorical survival after death
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However, in some way art and words remain for longer as the remains of the statue still remain
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“Stretch far away” sounds mysterious and endless
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In classical
literature, this often used to represent being trapped or boxed in somewhere

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