Thursday, March 19, 2009

Ozymandias

1. In this poem the topic is Egypt inspired by egyptian fragments. Ozymandias is the Greek name for Ramses II. Shelley suggests narrative frames in this poem. The Sculptor is one of the speakers who says, " Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, the hand that mocked them, and heart that fled."This shows his feeling of attitude. Another speaker is the traveler. He says, "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the dessert. The last speaker is the King of Kings who says,"Look on my works, ye Mighty and despair. Nothing beside remains. Even in this brief space of a sonnet there are many speakers.

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