Ozymandias Questions on Petrarchan Sonnet

Ozymandias

The poet uses the form of the poem to influence word choices, line lengths, and meter in order to create a poem that is more easily understood and remembered. This leads to a greater understanding of...

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Ozymandias

"Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a sonnet that critiques the hubris of power through the decay of a statue of Ramses II. Written in a modified Italian sonnet form, it uses iambic pentameter...

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