Ozymandias

Throughout the poem, "Ozymandias" the reader is pulled into the theme of power, withstanding, and everlasting. There is a sense of desolation through the imagery described by the speaker. "The lone and level sands stretch far away" (Shelley, pg 721). The only reinforcing imagery that I can see is the withstanding of this kings pedestal, which I find intriguing because what does any of that matter when all of the rest of this kings work is gone. It is clear that this king's pedestal outlasts everything he built which was probably more important in his eyes because it represented a sense of accomplishment within his lifetime. It is also clear that this king felt his legacy would live on with the two lines within the poem, "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" (pg 721). It also goes to show that nothing in this world is truly everlasting.