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A 3 page paper which examines the irony in Shelley’s poem Ozymandias. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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fact that it is a poem that seems to tell a story through the ancient ruins of some structure long gone. Or, as this particular author notes, "The poem recounts
a sobering image-the colossal statue of a proud king, lying broken amid the boundless desert, with only the testimony of a solitary traveler left to bring word of its existence"
(Shelleys Ozymandias). The following paper examines the irony that exists in this particular poem, which is an irony that goes hand in hand with the ancient decay of the image
in the poem. Shelleys Ozymandias As noted, the theme of the poem recounts the image of a king, a very proud king, as his tale is told, albeit
very briefly. In this aspect of the poem it is a very strong and powerful depiction of a man who was great: "Ozymandias, king of kings:/ Look on my works,
ye Mighty, and despair!" (Shelley 10-11). These are the words inscribed on the ancient ruins and they speak of a powerful man who once lived. And, even though he is
long gone the ruins still stand strong and proud to the visitor who speaks of what he saw to the narrator of the poem. In essence, the theme of
the poem involves the power of antiquities, of ancient history and of those relics that are left behind after someones time and era has passed. But, there is also a
powerful sense of irony that does not necessarily counteract the theme of the poem, but yet helps support it perhaps. The irony is in the fact that the inscription speaks
of power and how might this man was, or thought he was, yet here is all that is left of him and his power. His power has crumbled, like the
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