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Ozymandias (1818): An Analysis
I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, 5
Tell that its sculptor ....
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.... are all meant to inspire fear in the viewer. However, natural
weathering and (possibly) destruction due to conquest have dismembered this
image of the king and rid him of the awe-inspiring ability he once
possessed.
Rhyme plays an elusive part in "Ozymandias," which, when one looks closer,
emphasizes certain aspects of the king. While rhyme is present, no
recognizable rhyme scheme is used. The pattern is as follows (with "/"
representing a slant rhyme): a b a /b a c d c e d /e f /e f (the second
"/e" is a slant of "e," not of the first "/e"). This "boundless" style
seems to represen ....
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