Ozymandias Questions on Petrarchan Sonnet
Ozymandias
How does the sonnet form of "Ozymandias" enhance Shelley's message?
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...
Ozymandias
Consider "Ozymandias" critically as a sonnet by Shelley.
"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...