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Title: Ozymandias: A Study


1
Ozymandias A Study
  • Written by Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • Essay by Sanger Rainsford

2
Setting in Ozymandias
  • The setting of Ozymandias is a desolate wasteland
  • Deserts represent the sands of time and the
    expanse of time before and after Ozymandias.
  • The Egyptian desert is used because of both its
    monuments and the fact that it is an antique land
    a mysterious setting
  • A desert is lifeless, showing that nothing really
    lasts forever.

3
Imagery in Ozymandias
  • Imagery used most when describing the kings
    statue
  • Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand alone
    in the desert.
  • Statue is trunkless missing midsection and heart
  • Poem includes hand, face, and legs.
  • Ozymandias looks complete/passionate and driven
  • Although he has strong character, he has no
    compassion
  • Shattered face powerful but not intelligent
    forgettable

4
Half-sunk, a shattered visage lies
The shattered face is important because it shows
Ozymandias lack of character.
5
Why Ozymandias is Still Relevant
  • Ozymandias is a poem that warns against pride
  • Pride refusal to accept that you will be
    forgotten
  • Time is unstoppable and does not discriminate
  • Fame temporary for people who are not genuinely
    special
  • Fame long-lasting for people with real gifts to
    humanity

6
Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in
the desert.
  • This is a picture of two legs in Amarillo, Texas
  • Legs constructed to honor Shelleys poem
  • Legs important to story because they prove the
    existence of Ozymandias
  • Also represent the loss of midsection/heart
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