Links

• Ozymandias is about the power of humans. What poems does Ozymandias link to and why?

  Ozymandias links to:

  1. Storm on the Island because both poems show how human power is weak compared to greater forces.
  2. Tissue because both poems explore the temporary and fragile nature of human authority.
  3. Checking Out Me History because both poems deal with power through history. However, Checking Out Me History is about reclaiming power from those who controlled the narrative. Ozymandias is about the loss of power that the ruler cannot reclaim.
• Ozymandias is about the power of nature. What poems does Ozymandias link to and why?

  Ozymandias links to:

  1. The Prelude because in both Ozymandias and the Prelude, nature has more authority than humans.
  2. Exposure because nature has the final say in both poems, indifferent to human suffering and ambition.
  3. Storm on the Island because in both poems, nature overpowers human efforts.
  4. Tisssue because both question the permanence of human creations.
  5. In Kamikaze, the beauty of nature pulls the pilot away from destruction but Ozymandias shows that nature destroys a prideful kings legacy.
• Ozymandias is about pride. What poems does Ozymandias link to and why?

  1. The Prelude because both poems show that pride in personal strength is humbled by nature.
  2. My Last Duchess because both poems depict pride as a flawed, destructive emotion.