Ozymandias- Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Ozymandias structure

  sonnet- Ozymandias love for himself, or his love for nature as nature always wins.

  irregular rhyme scheme- symbolises lack of power and control, conveys how self love, is the love that's not worth having
• Ozymandias themes

  power of humans- their deluded belief of power will not last forever

  power of nature- how nature is the only true power and defeats all

  pride

  abuse of power
• Ozymandias quote

  'half sunk, a shattered visage lies'

  metaphor, and shows how nature has overpowered

  he is forgotten and is becoming identifiable, he is useless.

  'shattered' symbolises power has been obliterated and has lost to nature
• Ozymandias quote

  'king of kings'

  arrogance and self love

  believes he has unlimited power
• Ozymandias quote

  'sneer of cold command'

  looks down on people

  harsh alliteration represents his harsh style of ruling
• Ozymandias quote

  'of that colossal wreck'

  he is insignificant and unidentifiable

  reflects destruction and how nature has won