How does the structure of Ozymandias show that the power of nature is eternal?
The poem ends with the image "lone and level sands stretch far away". By placing this at the end of the structure, Shelley purposely gives nature the final world, showing its eternal presence in the world.
How does the structure of Ozymandias show that the negative emotion of pride is meaningless in the face of time?
Ozymandias' final boast was meant to inspire awe in future rulers but instead, it is percieved as an empty and meanignless cry as the final stanza's focus on desolation underscores that the passage of time renders pride insignificant.
